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火硝
huǒ​xiāo

saltpeter

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
火硝 huǒ​xiāo
saltpeter
niter; saltpeter; a mineral consisting of potassium nitrate used in the manufacture of gunpowder and fertilizer; also called 钾硝石 jiǎ​xiāo​shí

Frequency

Written text
0.047 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 钾硝石 jiǎ​xiāo​shí

Same as

  • 硝石 xiāo​shí

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)