xiāo

saltpeter; to tan (leather)

#3085

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3085th character
Radical ⽯ (112.7)
Strokes 12
Index # 2590

Definitions

硝 xiāo
  1. 1. saltpeter
  2. 2. to tan (leather)

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Words containing 硝

Word Meaning
saltpeter; potassium nitrate
smoke (from guns)
sodium nitrate
calcium nitrate
calcium nitrate
potassium nitrate
silver nitrate
ammonium nitrate
nitrate
mirabilite (Na2SO4x10H2O); Glauber's salt