鋁

See also: 铝

鋁 U+92C1, 鋁 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-92C1 ← 鋀 [U+92C0] CJK Unified Ideographs 鋂 → [U+92C2]

Translingual

Han character

鋁 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 金口竹口 (CRHR) or 金口口 (CRR), four-corner 8616₀, composition ⿰釒呂)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1306, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40434
• Dae Jaweon: page 1808, character 29
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4196, character 9
• Unihan data for U+92C1

Chinese

trad.		鋁
simp.		铝

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 呂.

Etymology 1

Chemical element
Al
Previous: 鎂／镁 (měi) (Mg)
Next: 硅 (guī), 矽 (xī) (Si)

Borrowed from New Latin aluminium.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): lǚ (lü³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nü³

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leoi⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lui⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): li³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): lî

  (Meixian, Guangdong): li¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): ly²
• Northern Min (KCR): lṳ̌
• Eastern Min (BUC): lṳ̄
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): lū / lǐr / lī / līr / lú / lír / lí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): le⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶liu
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǚ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: lü³
    • Yale: lyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leu
    • Palladius: люй (ljuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²¹⁴/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: nü³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ly
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: leoi⁵
    • Yale: léuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lui²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: li³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lî
    • Hakka Romanization System: li´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: li¹
    • Sinological IPA: /li²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: li¹
    • Sinological IPA: /li⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ly²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ly⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lṳ̌
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: lṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃y³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lū
    • Tâi-lô: lū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lu
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /lu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lu²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǐr
    • Tâi-lô: lǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī
    • Tâi-lô: lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: li
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li²²/
  • (Hokkien: Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līr
    • Tâi-lô: līr
    • IPA (Kinmen): /lɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú
    • Tâi-lô: lú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: luo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír
    • Tâi-lô: lír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí
    • Tâi-lô: lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³/

Note:

• lū/lǐr/lī/līr - vernacular;
• lú/lír/lí - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: le⁶
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: lṳ̆
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɯ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶liu
    • MiniDict: liu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ly
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ly²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: lei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /le̞i̯⁴¹/

Definitions

鋁

1. (chemistry) aluminium; aluminum

Synonyms

• 礬素／矾素
• (Hokkien) 輕銀／轻银 (khin-gîn, khin-gûn)
• (Teochew) 輕鐵／轻铁 (qīngtiě)
• (Shanghainese) 鋼宗／钢宗

Dialectal synonyms of 鋁 (“aluminium; aluminum ”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鋁
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	鋁
Cantonese	Hong Kong	鋁
Southern Min	Taipei	a-lú-mih
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	a-lú-mih
	Kaohsiung	輕銀仔, a-lú-mih
	Yilan	a-lú-mih
	Changhua (Lukang)	a-lú-mih
	Taichung	輕銀仔, a-lú-mih
	Tainan	輕銀仔, a-lú-mih
	Hsinchu	a-lú-mih
	Kinmen	鋁
	Penghu (Magong)	輕銀, a-lú-mih
Wu	Shanghai	鋁
Xiang	Changsha	輕飄, 鑌鐵

Descendants

• → Zhuang: lij

Compounds

• 氧化鋁／氧化铝 (yǎnghuàlǚ)
• 鋁合金／铝合金
• 鋁土礦／铝土矿 (lǚtǔkuàng)
• 鋁板／铝板
• 鋁熱法／铝热法 (lǚrèfǎ)
• 鋁窗／铝窗
• 鋁箔／铝箔 (lǚbó)
• 鋁箔包／铝箔包
• 鋁箔裝／铝箔装
• 鋁粉／铝粉
• 鋁罐／铝罐 (lǚguàn)
• 鋁融接劑／铝融接剂
• 鋁鍋／铝锅
• 鋁鎂齊／铝镁齐
• 鋁門窗／铝门窗
• 鋁青銅／铝青铜
• 鋁鹽／铝盐

 

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 鋁 – see 鑢 (“file, rasp; to file; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 鑢).

Japanese

Kanji

鋁

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. aluminum

Readings

• Go-on: ろ (ro)
• Kan-on: りょ (ryo)
• Kun: やすり (yasuri, 鋁); アルミニウム (aruminiumu)

Korean

Hanja

鋁 • (ryeo) (hangeul 려, revised ryeo, McCune–Reischauer ryŏ, Yale lye)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鋁: Hán Nôm readings: lã, lữ

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