硫酸

liúsuān

noun #16,063

Meanings

1 sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄)
2 sulfate

Characters

Examples

硫酸是一种强酸。

Liúsuān shì yī zhǒng qiáng suān.

Sulfuric acid is a strong acid.

实验室里要小心使用硫酸。

Shíyànshì lǐ yào xiǎoxīn shǐyòng liúsuān.

Be careful when using sulfuric acid in the laboratory.

Tips

memory

硫 (sulfur) + 酸 (acid) — literally 'sulfur acid.' Chinese chemical naming is very systematic: 盐酸 = hydrochloric (salt acid), 硝酸 = nitric (niter acid).

Stroke Order

硫 liú

酸 suān