1. scientist pawl nih thil phun hrampi 92 an hmuhmi hna, cheu khawh le tthen khawh a si ti lomi hna hi ‘element’ cu an si;
e.g. Gold, iron, oxygen and tin are elements = Sui, thir, oxygen le canphio cu element an si; In ancient times, people thought that there were only four elements: Earth, water, air and fire = Hlan lioah cun mi nih element (thil) pali lawng a um tiah an ruah i cu hna cu vawlei, ti, thli le mei an si;
2. thil hrampi; e.g. We learned the elements of arithmetic in the first standard = Kanan a hrampi cu tang khat ah kan cawn.