(xiù)

13 strokes

bromine (chemistry)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiù
Meaning
bromine (chemistry)
Strokes
13
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵臭

A noxious 臭 liquid 氵; 臭 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hypobromous acid HOBr

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hydrobromic acid HBr

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merbromin; mercurochrome

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