漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
硝: nitrate, saltpeter
JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
石 carries the meaning · 肖 gives the sound
12 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ショウshou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 硝酸しょうさんnitric acid
- 硝煙しょうえんgunpowder smoke
- 硝石しょうせきsaltpeter; saltpetre; niter
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine walking along a steep cliff and discovering a solid, square stone lying at the bottom. This is the essence of hardness and durability.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
肖
Also built on resemblance (肖)
硝 takes the 肖 family's reading, ショウ (shou).
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side硝 nitrate · 石
vs梢 treetops · 木In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xiāo
Same form: 硝 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 硝 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 硝 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiāo most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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