化學初階 Huàxué Chūjiē, 1870
John G. Kerr (嘉約翰) & Hé Liǎorán (何瞭然)
A medical chemistry text from the Canton Hospital, based on Fownes and Wells. It moved to one-character names, coining new characters freely, and adopted Fryer’s principles after correspondence in 1869.
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Forms attested here (28)
- 輕氣 Hydrogen H today 氢 qīng replaced
- 鋰 Lithium Li today 锂 lǐ survives
- 硼 Boron B today 硼 péng survives
- 炭精 Carbon C today 碳 tàn replaced
- 淡氣 Nitrogen N today 氮 dàn replaced
- 養氣 Oxygen O today 氧 yǎng replaced
- 弗氣 Fluorine F today 氟 fú replaced
- 鏀 Sodium Na today 钠 nà replaced
- 鎂 Magnesium Mg today 镁 měi survives
- 釩 Aluminium Al today 铝 lǚ replaced
- 玻 Silicon Si today 硅 guī replaced
- 燐 Phosphorus P today 磷 lín replaced
- 硫磺 Sulphur S today 硫 liú replaced
- 緑氣 Chlorine Cl today 氯 lǜ replaced
- 𨦗金 + 卜 Potassium K today 钾 jiǎ replaced
- 鉐 Calcium Ca today 钙 gài replaced
- 釱 Titanium Ti dì today 钛 tài an existing character borrowed for the metal replaced
- 鐇 Vanadium V today 钒 fán replaced
- 鏴 Chromium Cr today 铬 gè replaced
- 錳 Manganese Mn today 锰 měng survives
- 鐵 Iron Fe today 铁 tiě survives
- 鎬 Cobalt Co today 钴 gǔ replaced
- 鎘 Nickel Ni today 镍 niè replaced
- 銅 Copper Cu today 铜 tóng survives
- 鍟 Zinc Zn today 锌 xīn replaced
- 信 + 金 Arsenic As today 砷 shēn replaced
- 硒 Selenium Se today 硒 xī survives
- 溴 Bromine Br today 溴 xiù survives