重曹

Chinese

		heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	a company; a class; a generation a company; a class; a generation; surname
simp. and trad. (重曹)		重	曹

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 重曹 (jūsō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhòngcáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngcáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngcáo
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-tsʻao²
    • Yale: jùng-tsáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqtsaur
    • Palladius: чжунцао (čžuncao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

重曹

1. sodium bicarbonate

Japanese

Kanji in this term
重	曹
じゅう Grade: 3	そう Grade: S
goon	kan’on

Etymology

Clipping of 重炭酸曹達 (jūtansan sōda)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːso̞ː]

Noun

重(じゅう)曹(そう) • (jūsō) 

1. (inorganic chemistry) Synonym of 重炭酸ナトリウム (jūtanso natoriumu, “sodium bicarbonate”)