核
覈hé
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nuclear
adjective
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
核 pairs 木, tree, with 亥 hài, which supplies the sound. It first meant a fruit pit or kernel. From there it grew to nucleus, the core of a matter, and to investigate or verify.
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Example Sentences
这是一颗核能发电的电厂。
zhè shì yīkē hénéng fādiàn de diànchǎng 。
This is a power plant that generates electricity using nuclear energy.
核医学在疾病诊断中起着重要的作用。
hé yīxué zài jíbìng zhěnduàn zhōngqǐ zháo zhòngyào de zuòyòng 。
Nuclear medicine plays an important role in disease diagnosis.
科学家们正在研究核聚变的可能性。
kēxué jiā mén zhèngzài yánjiū hé jùbiàn de kěnéngxìng 。
Scientists are researching the possibilities of nuclear fusion.
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