Memory phrase for the character: 硝

硝

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Meaning

saltpeter, niter/nitrate, gunpowder

Pronunciation

SHŌ

Explanation

 Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: alike/imitate 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.) [Since 焼 or 焦 are also pronounced as SHŌ, saltpetre is phonetically: “burning stone”].

Mnemonic
 
To a stone this looks 'alike', but it is: nitrate.

Radicals

石 stoneShows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
肖 be similarSmall 小 bodies 月 are similar.




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