Abstract:

It is necessary to examine and approve the Chinese names according to the international names of elements. The names of the elements should not only follow the scientific expression in physics and chemistry, but also consider the Chinese character specification of the elements names. In the information age, the multi-lingual translation of scientific terms is a necessary condition for the science development and globalization, and the need for cooperation and coexistence of human communities. Therefore, it is very important to name the elements in Chinese. According to the opinion of most people in the naming conference, State Language Commission and China National Committee for Terms in Sciences and Technologies identified Chinese names of the elements with atomic numbers Z=113,115,117,118. In this paper, the principle of Chinese characters is used to explain the principles of selecting Chinese characters for Chinese names of elements, and the rationality of the naming of the four elements is explained.

Key words: elements, naming Chinese terms, Chinese characters