鎂

See also: 镁

鎂 U+9382, 鎂 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9382 ← 鎁 [U+9381] CJK Unified Ideographs 鎃 → [U+9383]

Translingual

Han character

鎂 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+9, 17 strokes, cangjie input 金廿土大 (CTGK), four-corner 8813₅, composition ⿰釒美)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1316, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40687
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4235, character 13
• Unihan data for U+9382

Chinese

trad.		鎂
simp.		镁

Chemical element
Mg
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Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 美 (měi).

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin magnesium.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měi (mei³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mui²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měi
    • Wade–Giles: mei³
    • Yale: měi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meei
    • Palladius: мэй (mɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: mei⁵
    • Yale: méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí
    • Tâi-lô: bí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mui²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: múi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mui⁵²/

Definitions

鎂

1. (chemistry) magnesium

Compounds

• 氧化鎂 / 氧化镁 (yǎnghuàměi)
• 氫氧化鎂 / 氢氧化镁 (qīngyǎnghuàměi)
• 氯化鎂 / 氯化镁 (lǜhuàměi)
• 氮化鎂 / 氮化镁 (dànhuàměi)
• 硫化鎂 / 硫化镁 (liúhuàměi)
• 硝酸鎂 / 硝酸镁 (xiāosuānměi)
• 硫酸鎂 / 硫酸镁 (liúsuānměi)
• 碳酸鎂 / 碳酸镁 (tànsuānměi)
• 鎂光燈 / 镁光灯 (měiguāngdēng)
• 鎂粉 / 镁粉 (měifěn)

Etymology 2

Combination of 美 (měi) + 金 (jīn) into one character.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měijīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ gam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měijīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měijin
    • Wade–Giles: mei³-chin¹
    • Yale: měi-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeijin
    • Palladius: мэйцзинь (mɛjczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ gam¹
    • Yale: méih gām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ gem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kɐm⁵⁵/

Definitions

鎂

1. (neologism, Internet slang) alternative form of 美金 (měijīn, “US dollar”)
   • 2010 October 18, 壞傢伙, “係金a大富翁遊戲組　金光閃閃價值2百萬鎂”, in 大人物‎, archived from the original on 23 February 2025:

     金光閃閃價值2百萬鎂 [MSC, trad.]
     金光闪闪价值2百万镁 [MSC, simp.]

     jīnguāng shǎnshǎn jiàzhí 2 bǎiwàn měijīn [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2011 April 24, 咕～～～～, “Re: 台湾高校在沪招生爆冷 至今仅1人报名且属无效”, in cn.bbs.soc.taiwan‎ (Usenet):

     不然现在GDP超过两万镁是怎么来的？ [MSC, simp.]
     不然現在GDP超過兩萬鎂是怎麼來的？ [MSC, trad.]

     Bùrán xiànzài GDP chāoguò liǎng wàn měijīn shì zěnme lái de? [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2016, 祁立峰, 《讀古文撞到鄉民：走跳江湖欲練神功的國學秘笈》, Taipei: 聯經出版, →ISBN, page 16:

     相較其他科系領域與產業界的合作，那種將學術成果專利推廣以為幾千萬鎂，進而運用於改善人類生活與建構未來世界的革命，我覺得自己的科系同樣可以也應然如此。 [MSC, trad.]
     相较其他科系领域与产业界的合作，那种将学术成果专利推广以为几千万镁，进而运用于改善人类生活与建构未来世界的革命，我觉得自己的科系同样可以也应然如此。 [MSC, simp.]

     Xiàngjiào qítā kēxì lǐngyù yǔ chǎnyèjiè de hézuò, nà zhǒng jiāng xuéshù chéngguǒ zhuānlì tuīguǎng yǐ wéi jǐ qiānwàn měijīn, jìn ér yùnyòng yú gǎishàn rénlèi shēnghuó yǔ jiàngòu wèilái shìjiè de gémìng, wǒ juéde zìjǐ de kēxì tóngyàng kěyǐ yě yìngrán rúcǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2022 October, 李耕銘, 張凱鈞, editors, 《演算法生存指南》, Taipei: 深智數位股份有限公司, →ISBN, section 3, page 15:

     只要你能在多項式時間內解決「布林方程式是否存在解」，你就能在多項式時間內解決所有NP決策問題，藉此證明P=NP，100萬鎂入袋！ [MSC, trad.]
     只要你能在多项式时间内解决「布林方程式是否存在解」，你就能在多项式时间内解决所有NP决策问题，借此证明P=NP，100万镁入袋！ [MSC, simp.]

     Zhǐyào nǐ néng zài duōxiàngshì shíjiān nèi jiějué “Bùlín fāngchéngshì shìfǒu cúnzài jiě”, nǐ jiù néng zài duōxiàngshì shíjiān nèi jiějué suǒyǒu NP juécè wèntí, jiè cǐ zhèngmíng P = NP, 100 wàn měijīn rùdài! [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2025 January 4, juju1991007 (Monkey), “越南胡志明市_西貢SAIGON”, in 批踢踢實業坊 [PTT Bulletin Board System]‎, archived from the original on 23 February 2025:

     我還是努力讓司機帶我先去換錢，結果司機帶我到一家銀樓（或稱金飾店），在這換錢不用護照、不用簽名，一手交錢另一手交錢，說實話匯率是真的不錯，而且我看好幾組外國男生都是好幾百元鎂在換，後來我才知道原因 [MSC, trad.]
     我还是努力让司机带我先去换钱，结果司机带我到一家银楼（或称金饰店），在这换钱不用护照、不用签名，一手交钱另一手交钱，说实话汇率是真的不错，而且我看好几组外国男生都是好几百元镁在换，后来我才知道原因 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒ háishì nǔlì ràng sījī dài wǒ xiān qù huànqián, jiéguǒ sījī dài wǒ dào yī jiā yínlóu (huòchēng jīnshì diàn), zài zhè huànqián bùyòng hùzhào, bùyòng qiānmíng, yī shǒu jiāo qián lìng yī shǒu jiāo qián, shuō shíhuà huìlǜ shì zhēnde bùcuò, érqiě wǒ kànhǎo jǐ zǔ wàiguó nánshēng dōu shì hǎo jǐ bǎi yuán měijīn zài huàn, hòulái wǒ cái zhīdào yuányīn [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2025 January, 陳沛泉 [Kennix Chan], “Message from our EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, in 勝薈‎, number 43:

     近年科技發展蓬勃，AI、區塊鏈、加密貨幣應運而生，去年半導體股票節節向上獲得高度關注，比特幣突破十萬鎂。 [MSC, trad.]
     近年科技发展蓬勃，AI、区块链、加密货币应运而生，去年半导体股票节节向上获得高度关注，比特币突破十万镁。 [MSC, simp.]

     Jìnnián kējì fāzhǎn péngbó, AI, qūkuàiliàn, jiāmì huòbì yìngyùn'érshēng, qùnián bàndǎotǐ gǔpiào jiéjié xiàngshàng huòdé gāodù guānzhù, bǐtèbì tūpò shíwàn měijīn. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• “鎂”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

鎂

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: み (mi)
• Kan-on: び (bi)
• Kun: マグネシウム (maguneshiumu, 鎂)

Korean

Hanja

鎂 • (mi) (hangeul 미, revised mi, McCune–Reischauer mi, Yale mi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鎂: Hán Nôm readings: mĩ

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