硝石

Chinese

		saltpetre; to tan (leather)	rock; stone; 10 pecks
trad. (硝石)		硝	石
simp. #(硝石)		硝	石

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoshí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoshí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaoshíh
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-shih²
    • Yale: syāu-shŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushyr
    • Palladius: сяоши (sjaoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 消食 硝石 銷蝕 / 销蚀

Noun

硝石

1. saltpetre

Derived terms

• 智利硝石 (zhìlì xiāoshí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
硝	石
しょう Grade: S	せき Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーせき [shóꜜòsèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) しょーせき [shòósékí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːse̞kʲi]

Noun

硝(しょう)石(せき) • (shōseki) ^{←せうせき (seuseki)?}

1. saltpetre

Derived terms

• チリ硝石(しょうせき) (chirishōseki, “Chile saltpetre, nitratine”)

References

• “硝石”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
硝	石

Noun

硝石 • (choseok) (hangeul 초석)

1. hanja form^? of 초석 (“saltpetre”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
硝	石

Noun

硝石

1. chữ Hán form of tiêu thạch (“saltpetre”)