hap1鉿铪
Jyutpinghap1
Yalehāp
Definition
Hafnium; a chemical element with symbol Hf.
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How it's used
Scientific terms for elements like 鉿 are almost exclusively used in academic or professional chemistry contexts. In casual conversation, people rarely discuss specific transition metals unless they are working in a related field. It follows the standard naming convention for metal elements in Chinese, which uses the gold radical.
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hafnium element
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
