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碱
鹻
jiǎn
1. variant of [[鹼|碱<jiǎn>]]
Common • Top 14%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

碱
jiǎn
alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
14 丶

Compound Words (20)

肉碱
ròujiǎn
carnitine (biochemistry)
碱土
jiǎntǔ
alkaline soil
胆碱
dǎnjiǎn
choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)
碱化
jiǎnhuà
to make basic or alkaline
茶碱
chájiǎn
Theophylline
菸碱
yānjiǎn
nicotine
碱性
jiǎnxìng
alkaline
弱碱
ruòjiǎn
weak base (alkali)
强碱
qiángjiǎn
strong alkali
碱荒
jiǎnhuāng
saline waste land
洋碱
yángjiǎn
soap
烟碱
yānjiǎn
variant of [[菸鹼|菸碱<yānjiǎn>]]
碱腺
jiǎnxiàn
alkali gland
烧碱
shāojiǎn
caustic soda NaOH
盐碱
yánjiǎn
saline and alkaline (earth)
碱度
jiǎndù
alkalinity
碱斑
jiǎnbān
alkali spot
碱基
jiǎnjī
chemical base
皂碱
zàojiǎn
soap
纯碱
chúnjiǎn
sodium carbonate Na2CO3

Alternate Entries

碱
jiǎn
base / alkali / soda (chemistry)

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,871
Word Frequency Rank
11,932 of 84,292

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