矽
Meanings
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- 1.(Tw) silicon (chemistry)
- 2.Taiwan pr. [xì]
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- 1.silicon
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 石 (“stone”) + phonetic 夕 (xī). From English silicon. Coined by Chinese scientist Xu Shou in 1871. The term is dated in Mainland China as it is homophonous to 硒 (xī) "selenium" and 錫／锡 (xī) "tin".
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