氢氯酸

氫氯酸

qīnglǜsuān

noun

Meanings

1 hydrochloric acid (HCl)
2 (also written 盐酸 yánsuān, the everyday name)

Characters

Examples

胃液里含有氢氯酸。

Wèiyè lǐ hányǒu qīnglǜsuān.

Gastric juice contains hydrochloric acid.

氢氯酸是常见的强酸。

Qīnglǜsuān shì chángjiàn de qiángsuān.

Hydrochloric acid is a common strong acid.

Tips

memory

氢 (qīng) = hydrogen, 氯 (lǜ) = chlorine, 酸 (suān) = acid. So 氢氯酸 literally spells out H + Cl + acid. The everyday Chinese name is 盐酸 (yánsuān, 'salt acid') because it was historically made from salt.

Stroke Order

氢 qīng

氯 lǜ

酸 suān