mò

镆

Character · NounTraditional鏌

ancient sword name; chemical element moscovium

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

an ancient legendary sword, "Moye"

literary

Appears almost exclusively in the set phrase "干将莫邪" (Gānjiàng Mòyé), referring to a pair of mythical swords. The character "镆" itself is rarely used alone.

Chuán传
shuō说
Gān干
jiàng将
 、
Mò莫
yé邪
shì是
liǎng两
bǎ把
jué绝
shì世
bǎo宝
jiàn剑
 。

Legend has it that Ganjiang and Moye are two peerless swords.

Qí其
fēng锋
lì利
rú如
Mò莫
yé邪
 。

Its sharpness is like that of the Moye sword.

2.

noun

moscovium (chemical element Mc)

technical

A synthetic, highly radioactive element. This is the modern, scientific meaning of the character.

Mò镆
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
rén人
gōng工
hé合
chéng成
de的
chāo超
zhòng重
yuán元
sù素
 。

Moscovium is a synthetic superheavy element.

Yuán元
sù素
zhōu周
qī期
biǎo表
zhōng中
mò镆
de的
yuán原
zǐ子
xù序
shù数
shì是
1151
 1
 5
 。

In the periodic table, moscovium has the atomic number 115.