How to Write 锘 (nuò) — Meaning “Nobelium”

Picture a tiny Nobel Prize made of metal sitting on a 'ruò' (若) shaped pedestal. The metal radical 钅 reminds you it is an element, and the right side 若 sounds like the beginning of 'nobelium' (nuò).

Write the left radical 钅 first—it has five strokes: left-falling stroke, horizontal, horizontal, vertical lift, and a short left-falling stroke. Then write the right part 若 (eight strokes): careful with the horizontal strokes under 艹. The left side should be narrower and the right side wider to keep balance.

锘 (nuò, nobelium) has the right component 若, while 铐 (kào, handcuffs) has 考 (kǎo) and 铑 (lǎo, rhodium) has 老 (lǎo). Visually, 锘's right side has 艹 (grass) on top, 铐 has a long horizontal stroke through 考, and 铑 has the old radical 老 with a slanting stroke.

锘 is used almost exclusively in scientific writing about chemistry and nuclear physics, referring to the synthetic element nobelium (atomic number 102). It is not a common character in daily life; you will only see it in periodic table discussions or advanced science textbooks.

Common words containing 锘 include: 锘元素 (nuò yuán sù) — The element nobelium; 锘原子 (nuò yuán zi) — Nobelium atom; 发现锘 (fā xiàn nuò) — to discover nobelium.