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羧

suō
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 carboxyl (the chemical group -COOH)

Examples

HSK 6
醋酸含有羧基。
Cùsuān hányǒu suōjī.
Acetic acid contains a carboxyl group.
HSK 7-9
氨基酸既有氨基又有羧基。
Ānjīsuān jì yǒu ānjī yòu yǒu suōjī.
Amino acids have both an amino group and a carboxyl group.

Tips

usage
A pure chemistry coinage. You meet it in 羧基 (carboxyl group) and 羧酸 (carboxylic acid). It has no everyday non-technical use.

Components

radical
羊 yáng
sheep
The sheep radical, used here mainly as a structural and index element in this modern chemistry character rather than for meaning.
phonetic
夋 qūn
to retreat (phonetic element)
Supplies the sound, the same phonetic seen in 酸 (acid) and 梭. It points to the suō reading.

Stroke Order

羧 suō