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環己烷

環己烷

See also: 环己烷

Chinese

		bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	hexane
trad. (環己烷)		環	己烷
simp. (环己烷)		环	己烷

Noun

環己烷

(organic chemistry) cyclohexane

Etymology

From 環／环 (huán, “cyclo-”) + 己烷 (jǐwán, “hexane”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huánjǐwán

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ gei² jyun⁴, waan⁴ gei² jyun^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huánjǐwán
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄨㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanjiiwan
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠n³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯a̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁴ gei² jyun⁴, waan⁴ gei² jyun^4-2
  - Yale: wàahn géi yùhn, wàahn géi yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ gei² jyn⁴, waan⁴ gei² jyn^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑːn²¹ kei̯³⁵ jyːn²¹/, /wɑːn²¹ kei̯³⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/