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Chinese symbol for “nitrate”

硝酸盐
xiāo suān yán
Traditional: 硝酸鹽
nitrate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for nitrate is 硝酸盐 (xiāo suān yán), defined as: nitrate.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

硝 xiāo
saltpeter; to tan leather
radical 112 ⽯ · 12 strokes
酸 suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
radical 164 ⾣ · 14 strokes
盐 yán
salt
radical 108 ⽫ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 硝酸盐.

WordPinyinMeaning
硝酸xiāo suānnitric acid
硝烟 (硝煙)xiāo yānsmoke (from guns)
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)yà xiāo suān yánnitrite
硝石xiāo shíniter; saltpeter
亚硝酸 (亞硝酸)yà xiāo suānnitrous acid
氨基酸ān jī suānamino acid
酸性suān xìngacidity
硫酸liú suānsulfuric acid
食盐 (食鹽)shí yánedible salt; table salt

See also: Japanese symbol for “nitrate”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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