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矽

(Tw) silicon (chemistry); Taiwan pr. [xi4]

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How 矽 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

石 (semantic, “stone”) + 夕 (phonetic, xī)

components: 石 夕

Words containing 矽

WordPinyinMeaning
矽利康 xī lì kāng (Tw) silicone (loanword)
矽肺病 xī fèi bìng silicosis
矽晶片 xī jīng piàn silicon chip; also written 硅晶片[gui1 jing1 pian4]
矽片 xī piàn (Tw) silicon wafer
矽胶 xī jiāo (Tw, HK) silica gel; (Tw, HK) silicone rubber
矽谷 Xī gǔ Silicon Valley
矽橡胶 xī xiàng jiāo (Tw) silicone rubber
矽镁层 xī měi céng sima (geology); silicon and magnesium layer in earth's crust
矽铝层 xī lǚ céng Sial
矽肺 xī fèi see 矽肺病[xi1 fei4 bing4]
矽藻 xī zǎo diatom