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炔

quē

Character

What 炔 means

1. alkyne
2. also pr. jué

Other readings

炔 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Guìsurname Gui

Words starting with 炔

• 炔烃quē tīng(chemistry) alkyne

Words containing 炔

• 乙炔yǐ quēacetylene; ethyne C2H2
• 氧乙炔yǎng yǐ quēoxyacetylene
• 氧乙炔炬yǎng yǐ quē jùan oxyacetylene torch
• 氧乙炔焊yǎng yǐ quē hànoxyacetylene welding
• 氧乙炔焊炬yǎng yǐ quē hàn jùoxyacetylene torch

Characters built on 夬

These share the phonetic component 夬 (guài), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 决juéto decide; to determine; to execute (sb)
• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce
• 诀juéto bid farewell; tricks of the trade; pithy mnemonic formula…
• 抉juéto pick out; to single out

Characters that look like 炔

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 贩fànto deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in
• 映yìng(bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception)
• 姨yímother's sister; aunt
• 殃yāngcalamity
• 姝shūpretty woman
• 钕nǚneodymium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read quē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 缺deficiency; lack; scarce
• 阙used in place of 缺 (old); mistake