jiǎn

common
technical
noun
verb

Meaning of

碱 means alkali; base (chemistry); soda ash; washing soda. Pronounced jiǎn.

  • alkali; base (chemistry)
  • soda ash; washing soda
  • to be corroded by salt/alkali

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Qīng
yǎng
huà
shì
zhǒng
qiáng
jiǎn
xìng
de
jiǎn
 

Sodium hydroxide is a strongly alkaline base.

Shí
ruǐ
shì
zhǐ
dào
jiǎn
xìng
róng
huì
biàn
lán
 

Litmus paper turns blue when exposed to alkaline solutions.

Xiǎo
róng
shuǐ
hòu
chéng
ruò
jiǎn
xìng
 

Baking soda is weakly alkaline when dissolved in water.

Shí
yàn
shì
cháng
yòng
jiǎn
lái
zhōng
duō
de
suān
 

Labs often use bases to neutralize excess acid.

Qīng
yǎng
huà
jiǎ
shì
cháng
jiàn
de
gōng
yòng
jiǎn
 

Potassium hydroxide is a common industrial alkali.