苯甲酸钠

苯甲酸鈉

běnjiǎsuānnà

noun

Meanings

1 sodium benzoate (E211)
2 food preservative salt of benzoic acid

Characters

first (1-carbon prefix in chemistry)

Examples

HSK 6

配料表上写着含有苯甲酸钠。

Pèiliào biǎo shàng xiě zhe hányǒu běnjiǎsuānnà.

The ingredient list says it contains sodium benzoate.

HSK 7-9

苯甲酸钠常用于饮料防腐。

Běnjiǎsuānnà chángyòng yú yǐnliào fángfǔ.

Sodium benzoate is commonly used as a preservative in beverages.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 苯 'benzene' + 甲酸 'methanoic/formic-type acid (carboxylic acid)' + 钠 'sodium'. 苯甲酸 on its own = benzoic acid, and the 钠 turns it into the sodium salt - sodium benzoate. E number E211 on European labels.

Stroke Order

苯 běn

甲 jiǎ

酸 suān

钠 nà