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硝
xiāo
1. saltpeter
2. to tan (leather)
Common • Top 16% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

硝
xiāo
saltpeter; to tan leather
12 丶

Compound Words (20)

朴硝
pòxiāo
(impure) mirabilite, Na2SO4x10H2O (used in TCM)
硝氮
xiāodàn
potassium nitrate
硝烟
xiāoyān
smoke (from guns)
硝石
xiāoshí
niter
硝酸
xiāosuān
nitric acid
芒硝
mángxiāo
mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O)
亚硝酸
yàxiāosuān
nitrous acid
甲硝唑
jiǎxiāozuò
metronidazole (antibacterial agent)
硝基苯
xiāojīběn
nitrobenzene
硝酸钠
xiāosuānnà
sodium nitrate
硝酸钙
xiāosuāngài
calcium nitrate
硝酸钾
xiāosuānjiǎ
potassium nitrate
硝酸银
xiāosuānyín
silver nitrate
硝酸铵
xiāosuānǎn
ammonium nitrate
硝酸盐
xiāosuānyán
nitrate
亚硝酸钠
yàxiāosuānnà
sodium nitrite
亚硝酸盐
yàxiāosuānyán
nitrite
硝化甘油
xiāohuàgānyóu
nitroglycerine
硝酸甘油
xiāosuāngānyóu
nitroglycerine
三硝基甲苯
sānxiāojījiǎběn
trinitrotoluene (TNT)

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