ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ

jiǎn

alkaline

碱 is a 14 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jiǎn in the third tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 鹼 or 鹻 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 石 (stone) and 咸 (salty).

  • 碱
    ㄐㄧㄢ ˇ

    jiǎn

    alkaline

    • 石
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      stone

    • 咸
      ㄒㄧㄢ ˊ

      xián

      salty

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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 碱 pronounced as jiǎn

  • base
  • alkali
  • soda (chemistry)
  • variant of 鹼|碱[jian3]

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