Fifth, named after element characteristics

That is the highest category, name, or according to the appearance characteristics of elements) or investigation according to the elements of the spectral line color;Or according to the nature of the element is a compound.Such elements of Chinese name in addition to use according to the symphony, a word, there are other kinds of practice.

1. Continue to use existing ancient name

There are many elements, ancient already found and applied in our country, the names of these elements it repeatedly in the ancient through.When naming, no longer make a word, and continue to use the old name, such as:

Gold - Latin is "brilliant"

Silver - Latin is "bright"

Tin - Latin is "hard"

Bright yellow sulphur - Latin is ""

Boron - Latin is "flux"

2. To borrow the ancient words

Such as:

Magnesium - Latin is "the original actinium.And magnesium in ancient Chinese, without refined copper and iron

Beryllium - Latin is "sweet".And beryllium in ancient Chinese, two blade knife or a spear

Chromium - Latin is "color".The chrome weapons in ancient Chinese, or shave hair

Cobalt - Latin is "evil"."Cobalt" in ancient Chinese, the iron

Cadmium - Latin is the name of a containing cadmium mineral.Cadmium in ancient Chinese, and a round mouth three-legged for cooking

Bi - Latin is "white matter", handle and bismuth in ancient Chinese, spear

To borrow the words because the pronunciation of the words with the Latin name for the first or the second syllable pronunciation nearly same

There is another element "p", Latin is "glowing".This element in China called "", presently for non-metallic solid must be next to the" stone ", hence with a "p".And phosphorus in ancient Chinese is used to describe the jade color.

Above the ancient meanings of this kind of words, of course, are the basic need not now

3. The symphony word such as:

Rb - Latin is "dark", is the color of the spectral lines

Cesium - Latin is "sky blue", is the color of the spectral lines

Thin layer of zinc - Latin is "white"

Radium - Latin is "ray"

Argon - Latin is "not active"

Iodine - Latin is "purple"

4. Knowing word

Is our country's chemical new word word principle "is given priority to with symphony, knowing times".This kind of words is much less than it was symphony category.Such as:

N - Latin is "unable to maintain life.China had translated "thin air", meaning to dilute the air.After "inflammation" into the "gas" into "n".

Chlorine - Latin is "green".China had translated "green gas," means "green gas".After the "record" into the "gas" into "chlorine".

Hydrogen - Latin is the source of the "water".China had translated "gas", explains its density is small.After "" into the" gas "into" h ".

Oxygen - Latin is the source of "acid".China had translated "relating", means that can be nurturing.Had to "keep" into the "gas" into ", "by" "symphony, again made for" oxygen ", but still read "a" sound.

K - Latin: refers to one of the kelp alkaline substances.China should it have been found at the time of the metal in the nature of the most lively, so in order to "x" next to "gold" and "k".

Tungsten - Latin is "Wolf foam".Our country should its ore show black, hence with "wu" and "gold" and become "tungsten".

Carbon - Latin is "coal".Because of our country in ancient times called coal "charcoal", made for the "carbon".

Also some element used symphony word, and then to understand the word.Such as:

Silicon - Latin is "stone".In our country for a long period of time from Latin transliteration, made for the "silicon" symphony.After "si" and "tin" unisonant, has inconvenience more, hence to "si", take "keigo" sound.Because in ancient times, keisuke refers to jade, is the silicon compounds.So far, however, in many places, especially in the physics teaching material) and use "silicon".

To illustrate that the Latin alphabet pronunciation habits of symbol is in accordance with the English alphabet sounds.And a new creation pronunciation, Chinese characters is usually read half lateral, such as krypton (g), magnesium (mae), iodine (Canon).But not entirely, such as xenon (fairy), tantalum (temple), etc., these are all need to be noted.