Memory phrase for the Kanji: 锡
锡
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Meaning
tin (chemistry), to bestow, confer, grant
Pronunciation
xī
Explanation
Left: metal 钅/金, right: warming sun 易
Mnemonic
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This metal has such a low melting point (231°C), that almost the warming sun can melt it: tin.
Radicals
金
gold, metal This radical is always on the left side of a character.
易
easy, change At the top the sun 日 and below its shining 勿: This makes it easy!
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Vocabulary
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拉瓦锡
Lā wǎ xī
Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry
锡矿
xī kuàng
tin ore
阎锡山
Yán Xī shān
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
阎锡山
Yán Xī shān