𣱧

𣱧	U+23C67, 𣱧 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-23C67

Translingual

Han character

𣱧 (Kangxi radical 84, 气+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人弓竹十土 (ONHJG), composition ⿹气重)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 600, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2013, character 10
Unihan data for U+23C67

Chinese

simp. and trad.		𣱧

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 气 (“gas”) + 重 (“heavy”), as it was the heaviest gaseous element (at room temperature) at that time. 重 is also the phonetic component.

Etymology

From 重 (zhòng, “heavy”). Deprecated, as it does not follow the trend of using phonetic borrowing in chemical elements.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhòng (zhong⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhòng
  - Wade–Giles: chung⁴
  - Yale: jùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonq
  - Palladius: чжун (čžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

𣱧

(chemistry, obsolete) xenon

Synonyms

氙 (xiān)
氠 (shēn) (obsolete)
氥 (xī) (obsolete)