水杨酸

水楊酸
shuǐyángsuān
noun #54,894

Meanings

  1. 1 salicylic acid

Examples

HSK 6
Āsīpǐlín shì yòng shuǐyángsuān zhìchéng de.
Aspirin is made from salicylic acid.
HSK 7-9
Zhè kuǎn xǐmiànnǎi hányǒu shuǐyángsuān, shìhé yóuxìng pífū.
This face wash contains salicylic acid and suits oily skin.

Tips

memory
水杨 is an old name for a kind of willow, and the acid was first made from a compound in willow bark, just as "salicylic" comes from Latin salix "willow". In skincare it is the best-known BHA, used to unclog pores.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ
杨 yáng
酸 suān