Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 希 represents the sound.
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Chinese
烯 [xī]
alkene
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CHINESE WORDS (35)
乙烯 [yǐxī] #31,212
ethylene
丙烯酸 [bǐngxīsuān] #27,027
acrylic acid C3H4O2
聚乙烯 [jùyǐxī] #32,303
polythene
聚丙烯 [jùbǐngxī] #46,226
polypropylene
聚氯乙烯 [jùlǜyǐxī] #42,103
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
丙烯 [bǐngxī] #63,713
propylene C3H6
聚苯乙烯 [jùběnyǐxī] #51,171
polystyrene
苯乙烯 [běnyǐxī] #56,176
Styrene
氯乙烯 [lǜyǐxī] #37,153
vinyl chloride C2H3Cl
丁二烯 [dīng'èrxī] #60,489
butadiene C4H6
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