xiāo硝
硝
technical
Meaning of 硝
硝 means saltpeter; nitre; general term for certain mineral salts; to treat fur hides (with nitrates); to cure skins. Pronounced xiāo.
- saltpeter; nitre; general term for certain mineral salts
- to treat fur hides (with nitrates); to cure skins
Character Info
Radical石
Strokes12
Components
石
肖
Stroke Order
硝
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zhǒng种
tǔ土
rǎng壤
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
de的
xiāo硝
。
This soil contains a large amount of saltpeter.
Xiāo硝
shí石
shì是
zhì制
zào造
huǒ火
yào药
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yuán原
liào料
。
Saltpeter is an important raw material for making gunpowder.
Tā他
zài在
shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
tí提
liàn炼
xiāo硝
。
He is carefully refining niter in the laboratory.
Máng芒
xiāo硝
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xiāo硝
，
kě可
yǐ以
rù入
yào药
。
Glauber's salt is a common type of niter and can be used as medicine.
Qiáng墙
shàng上
jié结
jīng晶
chū出
lái来
de的
bái白
sè色
fěn粉
mò末
shì是
tǔ土
xiāo硝
。
The white powder crystallized on the wall is earth nitre.