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xiù
  1. 1.bromine (chemistry)

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  1. 1.bromine
  2. 2.steam

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Etymology

Etymology 1: Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 氵 (“water; liquid”) + phonetic 臭 (OC *kʰljus, “stink; odorous”). Etymology 2: Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 氵 (“water; liquid”) + phonetic 臭 (OC *kʰljus, “stink; odorous”). From 臭 (chòu, “stink; odorous”), semantic loan from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos, “stink”).

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