| 镧系元素 |
lán xì yuán sù |
lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 镧, cerium Ce58 铈, praseodymium Pr59 镨, neodymium Nd60 钕, promethium Pm61 钷, samarium Sm62 钐, europium Eu63 铕, gadolinium Gd64 钆, terbium Tb65 铽, dysprosium Dy66 镝, holmium Ho67 钬, erbium Er68 铒, thulium Tm69 铥, ytterbium Yb70 镱, lutetium Lu71 镥 |
| 镧 |
lán |
lanthanum (chemistry) |
| 系 |
xì |
to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) |
| 系 |
xì |
system / department / faculty |
| 系 |
jì |
to tie / to fasten / to button up |
| 系 |
xì |
to connect / to arrest / to worry |
| 元 |
Yuán |
surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) |
| 元 |
yuán |
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon |
| 元素 |
yuán sù |
element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set) |
| 素 |
sù |
raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever |