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锶

sī

Character Traditional 鍶

What 锶 means

1. strontium (chemistry)

Characters that look like 锶

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

• 镇zhènto press down; to calm; to subdue
• 锤chuíhammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)
• 锚máoanchor
• 镉gécadmium (chemistry)
• 锢gùobstinate disease; to restrain; to stop
• 镐gǎoa pick

Sounds the same

Read sī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 斯(phonetic); this
• 司to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
• 思to think; to consider
• 丝silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips…
• 私personal; private; selfish
• 撕to tear
• 厮(bound form) together; each other; (bound form) male servant; (bound form) dude…
• 嘶hiss; neigh; Ss!…
• 咝(onomatopoeia) to hiss; to whistle; to whiz
• 蛳snail
• 鸶heron
• 虒amphibious animal with one horn