石鹼

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See also: 石碱 and 石鹸

Chinese

rock; stone; 10 pecks alkali; soda; base (chem.)
trad. (石鹼)
simp. (石碱)

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

Noun

石鹼

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) herb alkali
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (石鹼):
  • Japanese: 石鹸(せっけん) (sekken, soap) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 石鹸(せっけん) (sekken).

Noun

石鹼

  1. (Taiwanese Hakka) soap
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せき > せっ
Grade: 1
けん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 石鹼 – see the following entry.
石鹸せっけん
soap
Alternative spelling
石けん
(This term, 石鹼, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

石鹼 (seokgam) (hangeul 석감)

  1. hanja form? of 석감 (soap)