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碱
鹼
jiǎn
1. base
2. alkali
3. soda (chemistry)
Common • Top 14%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

碱
jiǎn
alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
14 丶

Compound Words (20)

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

Alternate Entries

碱
jiǎn
variant of [[鹼|碱<jiǎn>]]

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

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