氮
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Meaning: nitrogen
💡 Imagine 'dan' as gas (气) + a fire (炎) producing nitrogen.
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Character Story & Explanation
氮 (dàn) means 'nitrogen', a vital element comprising 78% of Earth's atmosphere. Its radical 气 (qì) means 'gas', reflecting Chinese classification of elements by physical state. This character embodies the Chinese worldview of systematizing nature through radicals, showing how abstract scientific concepts are integrated into the language via concrete visual components.
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