铋

bì

bismuth (chemistry)

metal (钅) + sound bì (必) = bismuth

钅 marks this as a metal element, placing it in the right category. 必 contributes the sound bì and carries no meaning here.

钅+必→铋

必SurelyPhonetic

钅Metal (variant of 金)Semantic

铋是一种密度很大的金属元素。

bì shì yī zhǒng mìdù hěn dà de jīnshǔ yuánsù。

Bismuth is a metal element with a very high density.

铋的熔点比较低，常用于制造合金。

bì de róngdiǎn bǐjiào dī，cháng yòng yú zhìzào héjīn。

Bismuth has a relatively low melting point and is often used to make alloys.