🜨

See also: 𐤈, ⊕, ⊗︀, ⨁, 𐊨, and 🝴

🜨 U+1F728, 🜨 ALCHEMICAL SYMBOL FOR VERDIGRIS ← 🜧 [U+1F727] Alchemical Symbols 🜩 → [U+1F729]

Translingual

Etymology

(astronomy, alchemy): The four quadrants of the world, divided by the four rivers out of Eden and surrounded by the ocean sea. Later interpreted as a globe with equator and line meridian.

(meteorology): A sun cross

Symbol

🜨

1. (astronomy, astrology) the Earth.

   units of measurement: M_🜨 Earth mass; R_🜨 Earth radius

2. the world.
3. (alchemy, archaic) verdigris, aes viride.
4. (chemistry, obsolete) sulfur (Daltonian symbol).

   Technically, this should be typeset red: ⟨🜨⟩.

5. (meteorology) solar halo (photometeor).

Synonyms

• (astronomy): ♁
• (astronomy, rare): 🜔, 🝴

Derived terms

• (astronomy): M_🜨 – Earth mass (as a unit of measurement for other planets).

R_🜨 – Earth radius (as a unit of measurement).

Gallery

• 
  A 16th-century variant representing the four continents
• 
  A rare bisected variant
• 
  A decorative variant in the Netherlands
• 
  An abstract variant
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  Symbol on a verdigris background
• 
  Transit of Earth

See also

• sun cross