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benzene

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
běn
ホン
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 本 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 本 book =
苯 benzene
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
本 Phonetic component
běn book
root, origin, source
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Chinese
苯 [běn]
benzene; benzol (chemistry)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (57)
甲苯 [jiǎ​běn] #27,062
toluene C6H5CH3
苯甲酸 [běn​jiǎ​suān] #50,328
benzoic acid C6H5COOH
苯酚 [běn​fēn] #44,294
phenol C6H5OH
聚苯乙烯 [jù​běn​yǐ​xī] #51,171
polystyrene
二甲苯 [èr​jiǎ​běn] #32,172
xylene
苯胺 [běn​'àn] #52,934
aniline C6H5NH2
苯环 [běn​huán] #42,331
benzene ring (chemistry)
苯环 [běn​huán] #42,331
benzene ring (chemistry)
苯乙烯 [běn​yǐ​xī] #56,176
Styrene
苯基 [běn​jī] #52,634
phenyl group
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