氜
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Meaning: old name for 氦, helium
💡 Sun (日) gas (气) = helium, the gas that makes balloons float.
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Character Story & Explanation
Unearthing the character 氜 (rì), we find a relic from early Chinese chemistry. Its radical 气 (qì, 'gas') combined with 日 (rì, 'sun') once named the element helium (氦). This ancient term, now obsolete, reflects the luminous, gas-like nature of helium as understood in scientific history.
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