硫酸锌

硫酸鋅

liúsuānxīn

noun

Meanings

1 zinc sulfate (ZnSO4)

Characters

Examples

硫酸锌可以用作锌肥。

Liúsuānxīn kěyǐ yòng zuò xīnféi.

Zinc sulfate can be used as a zinc fertilizer.

医生开了硫酸锌补锌。

Yīshēng kāi le liúsuānxīn bǔ xīn.

The doctor prescribed zinc sulfate to supplement zinc.

Tips

memory

Pattern for Chinese inorganic salts: 酸 'acid' takes the '-ic acid' role, so [element]酸[cation] = '[cation] [element]-ate'. 硫酸 = sulfuric acid → 硫酸锌 = zinc sulfate. Same pattern gives 硝酸钾 (potassium nitrate), 碳酸钙 (calcium carbonate), etc.

Stroke Order

硫 liú

酸 suān

锌 xīn