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硝
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saltpeter

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Elements →Minerals
xiāo
ショウ
초, 소
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
Components
石 stone+ 肖 resemble =
硝 saltpeter
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
肖 Phonetic component
xiào resemble
look like, resemble, be like
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Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)庶 various段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind
Chinese
硝 [xiāo]
saltpeter; to tan (leather)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
硝 かつのり
Katsunori unclassified name
硝 かつまた
Katsumata unclassified name
硝 かつもと
Katsumoto unclassified name
硝 かつよし
Katsuyoshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (35)
硝烟 [xiāo​yān] #29,682
smoke (from guns)
硝烟 [xiāo​yān] #29,682
smoke (from guns)
硝酸 [xiāo​suān] #34,796
nitric acid
亚硝酸 [yà​xiāo​suān] #59,943
nitrous acid
亚硝酸 [yà​xiāo​suān] #59,943
nitrous acid
硝酸铵 [xiāo​suān​'ǎn] #27,699
ammonium nitrate
硝酸铵 [xiāo​suān​'ǎn] #27,699
ammonium nitrate
硝酸盐 [xiāo​suān​yán] #32,590
nitrate
硝酸盐 [xiāo​suān​yán] #32,590
nitrate
甲硝唑 [jiǎ​xiāo​zuò] #33,575
metronidazole (antibacterial agent)
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JAPANESE WORDS (65)
窓ガラス [まどガラス] #9,686
windowpane
⭐ 硝子 [ガラス] #12,740
glass
⭐ ガラス戸 [ガラスど] #23,199
glass door
ガラス玉 [ガラスだま] #25,687
glass sphere
⭐ 硝煙 [しょうえん] #27,044
gunpowder smoke
ガラス瓶 [ガラスびん] #32,036
glass bottle
ガラス細工 [ガラスざいく] #33,681
glasswork
曇りガラス [くもりガラス] #51,229
frosted glass
磨りガラス [すりガラス] #52,050
ground glass
硝石 [しょうせき] #62,939
saltpeter
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