苛性

Chinese

		severe; exacting	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (苛性)		苛	性

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English caustic + 性 (xìng, “nature, property”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kēxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜㄒㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kēxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Adjective

苛性

(chemistry, usually attributive) caustic; corrosive

Derived terms

苛性蘇打／苛性苏打 (kēxìng sūdá)
苛性鈉／苛性钠 (kēxìngnà)
苛性鉀／苛性钾 (kēxìngjiǎ)

苛性鹼／苛性碱 (kēxìngjiǎn)
苛性鹽／苛性盐

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