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used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds…

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Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds porphyrin 卟啉[bu3 lin2] and porphin 卟吩[bu3 fen1]
Strokes
5
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰口卜

To speak 口 of the future 卜; 卜 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

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How to write step by step

5 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.

fēn

porphin C20H14N4 (loanword)

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lín

porphyrin (organic chemical essential to hemoglobin and chlorophyll) (loanw…

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