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矾

礬
fán
noun #62,992

Meanings

  1. 1 alum
  2. 2 sulfate salt of a metal

Examples

HSK 5
油条里明矾太多对身体不好。
Yóutiáo lǐ míngfán tàiduō duì shēntǐ bùhǎo.
Too much alum in fried dough sticks is bad for your health.
HSK 7-9
过去人们用明矾来沉淀净化浑水。
Guòqù rénmen yòng míngfán lái chéndiàn jìnghuà húnshuǐ.
In the past people used alum to settle and purify muddy water.

Tips

usage
矾 refers to alum-type sulfate salts. The common everyday word is 明矾 ('potassium alum'), once widely used to clarify water and as a food additive.

Components

radical
石 shí
stone; mineral
石 ('stone') on the left marks 矾 as a mineral substance - alum is a crystalline rock-like salt.
phonetic
凡 fán
ordinary; in all
凡 ('ordinary') on the right gives the exact sound fán with no tone change and no meaning contribution.

Stroke Order

矾 fán