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漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements

硫: sulphur

JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

石 carries the meaning · 㐬 gives the sound

12 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

リュウryuu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 脱硫だつりゅうdesulfurization; desulphurisation
  • 硫酸りゅうさんsulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
  • 硫化りゅうかsulfuration; sulphuration
  • 硫安りゅうあんammonium sulfate
  • 亜硫酸ガスありゅうさんガスsulphurous acid gas; sulfurous acid gas

Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.

  • 硫黄いおうsulfur (S); sulphur

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Where it comes from

Origin · sourced

Phono-semantic compound (形聲)石 stone (meaning) + 流 (sound)

Source: Wiktionary, 硫 (rev. 90317477), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Stone (石) + flowing water + yellow (黄). A "stone" or mineral that has a distinct "yellow" color and is typically found where volcanic liquids flow.”
From the 黄 yellow story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
石

Also built on stone (石)

All 20
㐬

Also built on 㐬

Also read リュウ

9 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
硫 sulphur · 石
vs琉 precious stone · 王
硫 has 石 where 琉 has 王.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · liú

Same form: 硫 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
硫 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
硫 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin liú most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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