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鑭系元素

简镧系元素 · 繁鑭系元素

Mandarin · pinyin lán xì yuán sù

lanthanoid (rare earth series), namely: lanthanum La57 鑭 lán, cerium Ce58 鈰 shì, praseodymium Pr59 鐠 pǔ, neodymium Nd60 釹 nǚ, promethium Pm61 鉕 pǒ, samarium Sm62 釤 shān, europium Eu63 銪 yǒu, gadolinium Gd64 釓 gá, terbium Tb65 鋱 tè, dysprosium Dy66 鏑 dī, holmium Ho67 鈥 huǒ, erbium Er68 鉺 ěr, thulium Tm69 銩 diū, ytterbium Yb70 鐿 yì, lutetium Lu71 鑥 lǔ

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鑭: Look up this written character
系: xì · system; line, link, connection
元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
镧: lán · lanthanum (element 57, La)

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2–4–2–4 · lan2 xi4 yuan2 su4

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(chemistry) lanthanide

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