Have you ever wondered if the names of elements are the same in other languages? Different languages have different words for the same thing, why should the elements be any different?
This table is a list of the elements in Chinese and English arranged by atomic number. The last column illustrates how to pronounce these elements.
If you’d rather see this list in periodic table form, check out this Yuánsù zhōuqí biǎo or Periodic Table of the Elements.
NUMBER | SYMBOL | ENGLISH | CHINESE | PRONUNCIATION |
1 | H | Hydrogen | 氫 | Qīng |
2 | He | Helium | 氦 | Hài |
3 | Li | Lithium | 鋰 | Lǐ |
4 | Be | Beryllium | 鈹 | Pī |
5 | B | Boron | 硼 | Péng |
6 | C | Carbon | 碳 | Tàn |
7 | N | Nitrogen | 氮 | Dàn |
8 | O | Oxygen | 氧 | Yǎng |
9 | F | Fluorine | 氟 | Fú |
10 | Ne | Neon | 氖 | Nǎi |
11 | Na | Sodium | 鈉 | Nà |
12 | Mg | Magnesium | 鎂 | Měi |
13 | Al | Aluminum | 鋁 | Lǚ |
14 | Si | Silicon | 硅 | Guī |
15 | P | Phosphorus | 磷 | Lín |
16 | S | Sulfur | 硫 | Liú |
17 | Cl | Chlorine | 氯 | Lǜ |
18 | Ar | Argon | 氬 | Yà |
19 | K | Potassium | 鉀 | Jiǎ |
20 | Ca | Calcium | 鈣 | Gài |
21 | Sc | Scandium | 鈧 | Kàng |
22 | Ti | Titanium | 鈦 | Tài |
23 | V | Vanadium | 釩 | Fǎn |
24 | Cr | Chromium | 鉻 | Luò |
25 | Mn | Manganese | 錳 | Měng |
26 | Fe | Iron | 鐵 | Tiě |
27 | Co | Cobalt | 鈷 | Gǔ |
28 | Ni | Nickel | 鎳 | Niè |
29 | Cu | Copper | 銅 | Tóng |
30 | Zn | Zinc | 鋅 | Xīn |
31 | Ga | Gallium | 鎵 | Jiā |
32 | Ge | Germanium | 鍺 | Duǒ |
33 | As | Arsenic | 砷 | Shēn |
34 | Se | Selenium | 硒 | Xī |
35 | Br | Bromine | 溴 | Xiù |
36 | Kr | Krypton | 氪 | Kè |
37 | Rb | Rubidium | 銣 | Rú |
38 | Sr | Strontium | 鍶 | Sōng |
39 | Y | Yttrium | 釔 | Yǐ |
40 | Zr | Zirconium | 鋯 | Gào |
41 | Nb | Niobium | 鈮 | Nǐ |
42 | Mo | Molybdenum | 鉬 | Mù |
43 | Tc | Technetium | 鎝 | Dā |
44 | Ru | Ruthenium | 釕 | Liǎo |
45 | Rh | Rhodium | 銠 | Lǎo |
46 | Pd | Palladium | 鈀 | Bǎ |
47 | Ag | Silver | 銀 | Yín |
48 | Cd | Cadmium | 鎘 | Lì |
49 | In | Indium | 銦 | Yīn |
50 | Sn | Tin | 錫 | Xī |
51 | Sb | Antimony | 銻 | Tí |
52 | Te | Tellurium | 碲 | Dì |
53 | I | Iodine | 碘 | Diǎn |
54 | Xe | Xenon | 氙 | Xiān |
55 | Cs | Cesium | 銫 | Sè |
56 | Ba | Barium | 鋇 | Bèi |
57 | La | Lanthanum | 鑭 | Làn |
58 | Ce | Cerium | 鈰 | Shì |
59 | Pr | Praseodymium | 鐠 | Pǔ |
60 | Nd | Neodymium | 釹 | Nǚ |
61 | Pm | Promethium | 鉕 | Pō |
62 | Sm | Samarium | 釤 | Shàn |
63 | Eu | Europium | 銪 | Yǒu |
64 | Gd | Gadolinium | 釓 | Qiú |
65 | Tb | Terbium | 鋱 | Tè |
66 | Dy | Dysprosium | 鏑 | Dí |
67 | Ho | Holmium | 鈥 | Huǒ |
68 | Er | Erbium | 鉺 | Èr |
69 | Tm | Thulium | 銩 | Diū |
70 | Yb | Ytterbium | 鐿 | Yì |
71 | Lu | Lutetium | 鑥 | Lǔ |
72 | Hf | Hafnium | 鉿 | Jiā |
73 | Ta | Tantalum | 鉭 | Tǎn |
74 | W | Tungsten | 鎢 | Wū |
75 | Re | Rhenium | 錸 | Lái |
76 | Os | Osmium | 鋨 | Tiě |
77 | Ir | Iridium | 銥 | Yī |
78 | Pt | Platinum | 鉑 | Bó |
79 | Au | Gold | 金 | Jīn |
80 | Hg | Mercury | 汞 | Gǒng |
81 | Tl | Thallium | 鉈 | Shī |
82 | Pb | Lead | 鉛 | Qiān |
83 | Bi | Bismuth | 鉍 | Bì |
84 | Po | Polonium | 釙 | Pò |
85 | At | Astatine | 砹 | Ài |
86 | Rn | Radon | 氡 | Dōng |
87 | Fr | Francium | 鈁 | Fāng |
88 | Ra | Radium | 鐳 | Léi |
89 | Ac | Actinium | 錒 | Kē |
90 | Th | Thorium | 釷 | Tǔ |
91 | Pa | Protactinium | 鏷 | Pú |
92 | U | Uranium | 鈾 | Yóu |
93 | Np | Neptunium | 錼 | Nài |
94 | Pu | Plutonium | 鈽 | Bū |
95 | Am | Americium | 銤 | Mǐ |
96 | Cm | Curium | 鋦 | Jū |
97 | Bk | Berkelium | 錇 | Péi |
98 | Cf | Californium | 鉲 | Kǎ |
99 | Es | Einsteinium | 鑀 | Ài |
100 | Fm | Fermium | 鐨 | Fèi |
101 | Md | Mendelevium | 鍆 | Mén |
102 | No | Nobelium | 鍩 | Tiǎn |
103 | Lr | Lawrencium | 鐒 | Láo |
104 | Rf | Rutherfordium | 鑪 | Lú |
105 | Db | Dubnium | 𨧀 | Dubnium |
106 | Sg | Seaborgium | 𨭎 | Seaborgium |
107 | Bh | Bohrium | 𨨏 | Bohrium |
108 | Hs | Hassium | 𨭆 | Hēi |
109 | Mt | Meitnerium | 䥑 | Wàn |
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | 鐽 | Dá |
111 | Rg | Roentgenium | 錀 | Lún |
112 | Cn | Copernicium | 鎶 | Gē |
113 | Nh | Nihonium | 鉨 | Nihonium |
114 | Fl | Flerovium | 鈇 | Fū |
115 | Mc | Moscovium | 鏌 | Mò |
116 | Lv | Livermorium | 鉝 | Lì |
117 | Ts | Tennessine | 石田 | Shítián |
118 | Og | Oganesson | 气奧 | Qì ào |