手性

Chinese

		hand; convenient; ‑er	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (手性)		手	性

Etymology

Calque of English chirality.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǒuxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau² sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǒuxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǒusìng
    • Wade–Giles: shou³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: shǒu-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shooushinq
    • Palladius: шоусин (šousin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau² sing³
    • Yale: sáu sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau² sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo² xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³/

Noun

手性

1. chirality

Adjective

手性

1. chiral

   手性分子  ―  shǒuxìng fēnzǐ  ―  chiral molecule

   手性碳  ―  shǒuxìngtàn  ―  chiral carbon

Derived terms

• 前手性
• 手性碳 (shǒuxìngtàn)