liúhuáng

common
technical
noun

Meaning of

磺 means sulfur; brimstone. Pronounced liú huáng.

  • sulfur; brimstone

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Definitions & Examples

Liú
huáng
shì
zhǒng
zhòng
yào
de
huà
gōng
yuán
liào
 

Sulfur is an important chemical raw material.

Zhōng
cháng
yòng
liú
huáng
lái
zhì
liáo
bìng
 

Traditional Chinese medicine often uses sulfur to treat skin diseases.

dài
lián
dān
jiā
cháng
jiāng
liú
huáng
zuò
wéi
lián
dān
de
yuán
liào
zhī
 

Ancient alchemists often used sulfur as one of the ingredients for making elixirs.

Huǒ
shān
pēn
hòu
cháng
huì
liú
xià
liàng
de
liú
huáng
chén
 

After volcanic eruptions, large amounts of sulfur deposits are often left behind.

Zhè
zhǒng
shā
chóng
de
zhǔ
yào
chéng
fèn
shì
liú
huáng
 

The main ingredient of this pesticide is sulfur.

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