雄黃

See also: 雄黄

Chinese

heroic; male yellow
trad. (雄黃)
simp. (雄黄)

Etymology

From (xióng, “yang; manly”) + (huáng, “yellow”), for the yellow powder formed as pararealgar and distinguished from 雌黃雌黄 (cíhuáng, “orpiment”, literally “feminine yellow”).

Pronunciation


Noun

雄黃

  1. realgar, an arsenic sulfide

Derived terms

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