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

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.

苯甲酸钠常用于饮料防腐。

Běnjiǎsuānnà cháng yòng 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