氢氧化钾

氫氧化鉀

qīngyǎnghuàjiǎ

noun

Meanings

1 potassium hydroxide
2 caustic potash
3 KOH

Characters

Examples

氢氧化钾是一种强碱。

Qīngyǎnghuàjiǎ shì yì zhǒng qiángjiǎn.

Potassium hydroxide is a strong base.

实验时要小心氢氧化钾溶液的腐蚀性。

Shíyàn shí yào xiǎoxīn qīngyǎnghuàjiǎ róngyè de fǔshíxìng.

Be careful of the corrosive nature of potassium hydroxide solution during the experiment.

Tips

memory

Read the formula out in Chinese and you get the name for free: 氢 (hydrogen) + 氧 (oxygen) + 化 ('-ide', bonding suffix) + 钾 (potassium) = KOH.

Stroke Order

氢 qīng

氧 yǎng

化 huà

钾 jiǎ