aai6砹
Jyutpingaai6
Yaleaaih
Definition
Astatine; the chemical element with atomic number 85.
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How it's used
Scientific terms for elements like 砹 are almost exclusively used in academic or formal contexts. Outside of a chemistry classroom or textbook, you will rarely hear this word spoken in daily life. It follows the standard naming convention for halogen elements in Chinese, which uses the stone radical to denote its solid state at room temperature.
Examples
Astatine is a very rare chemical element.
Do you know what the atomic number of astatine is?
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Common phrases
astatine element
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
