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鹸
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alkali

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
jiǎn
ケン、カン、セン
あ.く
Phonosemantic compound. 鹵 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鹼)
鹵 brine+ 僉 unanimous =
鹼 alkali
鹵 Meaning component
brine
僉 Phonetic component
unanimous
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Simplified (硷)
石 stone+ 佥 all =
硷 alkaline
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
佥 Phonetic component
qiān all
all, together, unanimous
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Japanese (鹸)
鹵 brine =
鹸 alkali
鹵
鹵
brine
㑒
㑒
Notes
Similar Characters
滷 thick (trad)鹹 salty (trad)鹽 salt (trad)覃 reach儉 thrifty (trad)劍 saber (trad)撿 pick up (trad)斂 restrain (trad)檢 examine (trad)歛 draw殮 dress corpse for burial (trad)瞼 eyelid (trad)簽 sign (trad)臉 face (trad)險 perilous (trad)驗 check (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鹼
Regular
Modern
Japanese Names
鹸 さちひろ
Sachihiro unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (54)
胆碱 [dǎn​jiǎn] #23,501
choline (amine related to vitamin B complex)
碱性 [jiǎn​xìng] #41,191
alkaline
麻黄碱 [má​huáng​jiǎn] #25,545
ephedrine
生物碱 [shēng​wù​jiǎn] #35,393
alkaloid
盐碱 [yán​jiǎn] #50,299
saline and alkaline (earth)
盐碱地 [yán​jiǎn​dì] #54,902
saline soil
茶碱 [chá​jiǎn] #68,336
Theophylline
烧碱 [shāo​jiǎn] #32,698
caustic soda NaOH
碱基 [jiǎn​jī] #32,915
chemical base
纯碱 [chún​jiǎn] #34,361
sodium carbonate Na2CO3
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JAPANESE WORDS (30)
⭐ 石鹸 [せっけん] #15,674
soap
石鹸の泡 [せっけんのあわ] #86,265
soapsuds
石鹸水 [せっけんすい] #106,635
soapy water
粉石けん [こなせっけん] #147,486
soap powder
液体石鹸 [えきたいせっけん] #150,013
liquid soap
石けん石 [せっけんせき] #174,429
soapstone
石鹸箱 [せっけんばこ] #187,986
soap dish or box
クレゾール石鹸液 [クレゾールせっけんえき] #198,556
saponated cresol solution
鹸化 [けんか] #200,105
saponification
薬用石鹸 [やくようせっけん] #203,914
medicinal soap
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