元素

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	plain; element
simp. and trad. (元素)		元	素

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánsù

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyun⁴ sou³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngun³ lhu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-su / ngiàn-su
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): goân-sò͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): nguêng⁵ su³ / nguang⁵ su³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánsù
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánsù
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-su⁴
  - Yale: ywán-sù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuansuh
  - Palladius: юаньсу (juanʹsu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ su⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ sou³
  - Yale: yùhn sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ sou̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngun³ lhu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡun²² ɬu³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² su⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ su⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² su⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ su⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: guân-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goansox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² sɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ sɔ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: nguêng⁵ su³ / nguang⁵ su³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nguêng sù / nguâng sù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ su²¹³/, /ŋuaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ su²¹³/

Note:

nguêng5 su3 - Chaozhou;
nguang5 su3 - Shantou, Jieyang.

Noun

元素

(chemistry) element
element (an essential characteristic)
(set theory) element (one of the objects in a set) (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(computing) element (conceptual object in a markup language)

Synonyms

(element): (obsolete) 原素 (yuánsù), (obsolete) 原質／原质 (yuánzhì)

Derived terms

元素週期表／元素周期表 (yuánsù zhōuqībiǎo)
化學元素／化学元素 (huàxué yuánsù)
合金元素
微量元素 (wēiliàng yuánsù)
放射性元素 (fàngshèxìng yuánsù)
標記元素／标记元素 (biāojì yuánsù)
示蹤元素／示踪元素 (shìzōng yuánsù)
稀土元素 (xītǔ yuánsù)
稀有元素 (xīyǒu yuánsù)
重元素
金屬元素／金属元素

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	素
げん Grade: 2	そ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

元 (gen, “element”) +‎ 素 (so, “element”). Calque of Dutch hoofdstof.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんそ [géꜜǹsò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃so̞]

Noun

元(げん)素(そ) • (genso)

(chemistry) element, chemical element

Alternative forms

原素

Derived terms

希元素 (kigenso): rare element
希土類元素 (kidorui genso): rare earth elements
金属元素 (kinzoku genso): metallic element
人工元素 (jinkō genso): synthetic element
遷移元素 (sen'i genso): transition element
窒素族元素 (chissozoku genso): nitrogen group
超ウラン元素 (chōuran-genso): transuranium element
超重元素 (chōjū-genso): transuranium element
同位元素 (dōi genso): isotope
白金族元素 (hakkinzoku genso): platinum group metals
ハロゲン族元素 (harogenzoku genso): halogen family elements
非金属元素 (hikinzoku genso): nonmetallic element
微量元素 (biryō genso): trace element
放射性元素 (hōshasei genso): radioactive element
四大元素 (yondai-genso): the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
元素記号 (genso kigō): chemical symbol
元素周期律 (genso shūkiritsu): periodic table of the elements
元素周期律表 (genso shūkiritsuhyō): periodic law

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
元	素

Noun

元素 • (wonso) (hangeul 원소)

hanja form^? of 원소 (“chemical element”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
元	素

Noun

元素

chữ Hán form of nguyên tố (“chemical element”).