简体
繁體
pīnyīn
ㄅㄆㄇㄈ
xiāo
saltpeter
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
石 Meaning component
shí, dàn
stone
肖 Sound component
xiào, xiāo
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硝
saltpeter, niter; to tan; saltpeter; to tan (leather)
硝烟
smoke (from guns)
硝酸
nitric acid
亚硝酸
nitrous acid
硝酸铵
ammonium nitrate
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 1.6659% of movies
2966th most common character in movies
3085th most common character in books
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