無機化合物名詞審查 Inorganic terms review, 1955

Chemical terms committee, PRC

Changed 矽 to 硅 and 鎦 to 鑥 to remove homophones with 硒/錫 and 硫.

Forms attested here (3)

• 硅 Silicon Si guī today 硅 guī changed on the mainland because 矽 xī was a homophone of 硒 selenium and 錫 tin survives
• 鑥 Lutetium Lu lǔ today 镥 lǔ changed on the mainland because 鎦 liú was a homophone of 硫 sulfur survives
• 鎄 Einsteinium Es āi today 锿 āi survives