gǒng

common
technical
noun

Meaning of

汞 means mercury; quicksilver (chemical element); surname Gong. Pronounced gǒng.

  • mercury; quicksilver (chemical element)
  • surname Gong

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

gǒng
shì
zhǒng
cháng
wēn
xià
chéng
tài
de
jīn
shǔ
yuán
 

Mercury is a metallic element that exists in liquid state at room temperature.

wēn
de
jiù
shì
gǒng
 

The liquid inside a thermometer is mercury.

zhè
zhǒng
yào
pǐn
hán
yǒu
shǎo
liàng
gǒng
chéng
fèn
 
jǐn
shèn
shǐ使
yòng
 

This medicine contains a small amount of mercury and should be used with caution.

shí
yàn
shì
yòng
gǒng
lái
zhì
zuò
biāo
zhǔn
 

Laboratories use mercury to make standard barometers.

gǒng
néng
róng
jiě
duō
zhǒng
jīn
shǔ
xíng
chéng
gǒng
 

Mercury can dissolve many metals to form amalgams.