TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
鋁
鋁 ＝ 金 ＋ 呂
ㄌㄩˇ · lǚ
noun — aluminum
字源 FORM — what the parts do
呂聲lǚ — gives the soundtwo mouths stacked, a paired pitch-pipe
A modern element name: metal (金) marks the class, 呂 lǚ fixes the sound exactly. The character writes aluminum, the light metal of foil and alloy.
意 · Meanings
(假借)鋁— aluminum — a coined element name常用
→鋁合金、鋁箔— aluminum alloy; foil
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
呂lǚthe sound donor — the paired pipes, lending only the sound鉛qiānthe lookalike metal — 鉛 means lead, 鋁 means aluminum; both on