Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 酸

sour
tart
sick at heart
grieved
sore
aching
pedantic
impractical
to make sarcastic remarks about sb
an acid

sulfonate

chloric acid HClO3
chlorate

(of muscles) to ache
sore

sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

to feel sad

sour
acrid
(fig.) bitter
painful

disconsolate
forlorn
grievance

lactic acid

misery

harsh
scathing
acid (remarks)

tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit
pickled caper

phosphoric acid

(milk) to turn sour
(meat, fish) to go off

(old) to be jealous

boric acid H3BO3

silicic acid
silicate

bitter and sad

lime (fruit)

oxalic acid C2H2O4

(of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic
impoverished pedant

carboxylic acid

pungent (taste)
bitter
fig. sad
miserable

acidity

to ache

aching and weary

nucleic acid
(coll.) nucleic acid test (abbr. for 核酸檢測／核酸检测 (hésuánjiǎncě))

(Tw) (Internet) troll

negative ion
acid radical

acid rain

acetic acid (CH3COOH)
acetate

niacin (vitamin B3)
3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2
nicotinic acid

wretched
poverty-stricken
unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)

formic acid

pickled plum
Japanese umeboshi

sour belching (medical term)

cyanic acid HCN

see 脂肪酸 (zhīfángsuān)

Chinese lantern plant (Physalis alkekengi); winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry
creeping oxalis (Oxalis corniculata)

formylic acid (HCOOH)
formic acid
methanoic acid

pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage

oleic acid

yogurt

iodic acid

love song

to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste)
to be choked up

acetic acid (CH3COOH)
ethanoic acid

hydrochloric acid HCl

nitric acid

sour and sweet

carbonic acid
carbonate

acid-resistant

sweet and sour

cranberry

folic acid

pantothenic acid
vitamin B5
to surge up (of acid in the stomach)

sour date (Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa)

acid reflux
regurgitation

sulfuric acid H2SO4
sulfate

tannin

weak acid

gastric acid

yogurt

alkyd
alcohol acid
hydroxyacid

antacid

hypochlorous acid HOCl (bleach)

sulfurous acid H2SO3

sour
acid

hydrobromic acid HBr

sulfate

cyanate

nucleotide

hydrochloric acid HCl
also written 鹽酸／盐酸 (yánsuān)

histidine (His), an essential amino acid

acetate CH3COO-

soda
sodium carbonate (chemistry)

hypobromous acid HOBr

pH (chemistry)

glycolic acid C2H4O3

lactic acid bacteria

níngméngsuān

citric acid

phosphate

glacial acetic acid

antacid (medicine)

sodium phosphate (chemistry)

alanine (Ala), an amino acid

ammonium sulfate

hot and sour soup
sour and spicy soup

nitrate

calcium phosphate (chemistry)

hyaluronic acid
hyaluronan

chloride
hydrochloride (chemistry)

benzoic acid C6H5COOH

niúhuángsuān

taurine

amino acid
also written 氨基酸

argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid

humic acid

silver nitrate

sodium nitrate

acetyl radical CH3COO-

copper sulfate CuSO4

sweet and sour pork

threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid

sodium sulfate

variant of 菸鹼酸／菸碱酸 (yānjiǎnsuān)
niacin

shuǐyángsuān

salicylic acid

phenol C6H5OH
same as 苯酚

calcium carbonate

niacin (vitamin B3)
3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2
nicotinic acid

liàng'ānsuān

leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid

máosuānjiāng

husk ground-cherry
Physalis pubescens

hydrohalic acid (e.g. hydrofluoric acid HF 氫氟酸／氢氟酸 (qīngfúsuān), hydrochloric acid HCl 鹽酸／盐酸 (yánsuān) etc)

tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid

glycine (Gly), an amino acid

amino acid

potassium nitrate

ornithine

arsenous acid

glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid

silicate

nitrous acid

barium sulfate

tannic acid (loanword)

valine (Val), an essential amino acid

stearic acid
stearate

potassium sulfate

lysine (Lys), an essential amino acid

fluorosilicic acid H2SiF6
fluorosilicate

carbonate salt (chemistry)

tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid

sour grapes

linolenic acid

calcium nitrate

acid salt

ammonium nitrate

threonine

sodium chlorate NaClO3

yogurt

aluminum sulfate

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

potassium chlorate

palmitic acid (chemistry)

proline (Pro), an amino acid

carboxylic acid

qióngsuānxiàng

wretched look
shabby looks

carbonate rock (geology)

acrylic acid C3H4O2

bǐngtóngsuān

pyruvic acid CH3COCOOH

acetyl radical CH3COO-

calcium sulfate

hot and sour sauce
chutney

ferrous sulfate

potassium carbonate

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

serine (Ser), an amino acid

hydrofluoric acid HF

thiocyanic acid

fatty acid

magnesium sulfate

tryptophan

tartaric acid

isotretinoin (used in acne treatment)

shuāngliànhésuān

double-stranded nucleic acid

shuōpútaosuān

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

suānbuliūqiū

see 酸不溜丟／酸不溜丢 (suānbuliūdiū)

ǎifǔtūnsuān

putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)

cùsuānyǐzhǐ

ethyl acetate
acetidin

mǎdōulíngsuān

aristolochic acid

guīsuānfúlü

aluminum fluorosilicate

bǐngxīsuānzhǐ

acrylic ester

yìngzhīsuāngài

calcium stearate

shìsuānxìngqiú

eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)

xiāosuāngānyóu

nitroglycerine

chúnsuānshùzhī

alkyd resin

línsuānyányán

phosphorite
phosphate rock

chóngtànsuāngài

calcium bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2

běnjiǎsuānnà

sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)

qiǎngjīdīngsuān

gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, GHB

suāntiánkǔlà

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
fig. the joys and sorrows of life

suōduō'ānsuān

polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
same as 多肽 (duōtài)

běnbǐng'ānsuān

phenylalanine (Phe), an essential amino acid

Déguósuāncài

sauerkraut

ānjīběnsuān

aminobenzoic acid

tiāndōng'ānsuān

aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid

chóngtànsuānyán

bicarbonate

belching of sour putrid gas (medical term)

jiānsuānkèbó

sharp and unkind (words)

gǔ'ānsuānnà

monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)

yàxiāosuānyán

nitrite

bànguāng'ānsuān

cysteine (Cys), an amino acid
mercaptoethyl amine

suānbuliūdiū

sour
acrid
(of a person) embittered

jùtànsuānzhǐ

polycarbonate

suān'érlànü

if a woman likes to eat sour during pregnancy, she will have a boy; if she likes to eat spicy, she will have a girl (idiom)

liúqíngsuānyán

thiocyanate

huángyuánsuānyán

xanthate

shānlísuānjiǎ

potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative)

tòumíngzhìsuān

hyaluronic acid
hyaluronan

jiǎliú'ānsuān

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

ǎiqì-tūnsuān

(TCM) belching and acid reflux

cùsuānxiānwéi

cellulose acetate (used for film and fiber)

tànsuānqīngnà

sodium bicarbonate

liúqíngsuānméi

rhodanase

chángjìnxīnsuān

to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

gāoměngsuānjiǎ

potassium permanganate

kànghuàixuèsuān

vitamin C
ascorbic acid

hétánghésuān

ribonucleic acid (RNA)

yàxiāosuānnà

sodium nitrite

yìliàng'ānsuān

isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid

sānsuāngānyóuzhǐ

三酸甘油酯

[三酸甘油酯]

triglyceride

èrjiǎjīshēnsuān

二甲基砷酸

[二甲基砷酸]

dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H
cacodylic acid

shuānglüfēnsuānnà

双氯芬酸钠

[雙氯芬酸鈉]

diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller
also called voltaren 扶他林

fǎnshìzhīfángsuān

反式脂肪酸

[反式脂肪酸]

see 反式脂肪 (fǎnshìzhīfáng)

suānlàtǔdòusī

酸辣土豆丝

[酸辣土豆絲]

hot and sour shredded potato

sānlínsuānxiàngān

三磷酸腺苷

[三磷酸腺苷]

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

tuōyǎnghégānsuān

脱氧核苷酸

[脫氧核苷酸]

deoxyribonucleoside monophosphate
dNMP

cìyàliúsuānnà

次亚硫酸钠

[次亞硫酸鈉]

sodium hyposulfide Na2S2O3 (hypo)

níngméngsuānxúnhuán

柠檬酸循环

[檸檬酸循環]

citric acid cycle
Krebs cycle
tricarboxylic acid cycle

niǎogānsuān'èrnà

鸟苷酸二钠

[鳥苷酸二鈉]

disodium guanylate (E627)

èrlínsuānxiàngān

二磷酸腺苷

[二磷酸腺苷]

adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

bǎohézhīfángsuān

饱和脂肪酸

[飽和脂肪酸]

saturated fatty acid (SFA)

èrjiǎjīshènsuān

二甲基胂酸

[二甲基胂酸]

dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H
cacodylic acid

Yìdīngběnbǐngsuān

异丁苯丙酸

[異丁苯丙酸]

Ibuprofen or Nurofen
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motrin, Nuprin etc, used as analgesic and antipyretic, e.g. for arthritis sufferers
also called 布洛芬

qiānsuānxùdiànchí

铅酸蓄电池

[鉛酸蓄電池]

lead-acid accumulator
battery (e.g. in car)

jīgānsuān'èrnà

肌苷酸二钠

[肌苷酸二鈉]

disodium inosinate (E631)

shìsuānrǔgǎnjūn

嗜酸乳杆菌

[嗜酸乳桿菌]

Lactobacillus acidophilus

shénjīng'ānsuānméi

神经氨酸酶

[神經氨酸酶]

neuraminidase (the N of virus such as bird flu H5N1)

liúdàiliúsuānnà

硫代硫酸钠

[硫代硫酸鈉]

sodium hyposulfide
sodium thiosulfate

guīsuānyánshuǐní

硅酸盐水泥

[硅酸鹽水泥]

Portland cement

yīdìsuān'èrgǔ

依地酸二钴

[依地酸二鈷]

kelocyanor

tuōyǎnghétánghésuān

脱氧核糖核酸

[脫氧核糖核酸]

DNA

shìsuānxìnglìxìbāo

嗜酸性粒细胞

[嗜酸性粒細胞]

eosinophil (type of white blood cell)

bǐngtóngsuāntuōqīngméi

丙酮酸脱氢酶

[丙酮酸脫氫酶]

pyruvate dehydrogenase

bùbǎohézhīfángsuān

不饱和脂肪酸

[不飽和脂肪酸]

unsaturated fatty acid

lào'ānsuāndàixièbìng

酪氨酸代谢病

[酪氨酸代謝病]

(medicine) tyrosinosis

bǐngsuānfútìkǎsōng

丙酸氟替卡松

[丙酸氟替卡鬆]

fluticasone propionate

xìnshǐhétánghésuān

信使核糖核酸

[信使核糖核酸]

messenger RNA, mRNA

yǒujīlínsuānzhǐlèi

有机磷酸酯类

[有機磷酸酯類]

organophosphate

wánjīběnhuángsuānnà

烷基苯磺酸钠

[烷基苯磺酸鈉]

sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (used as a bubbling agent in detergents)

línběn'èrjiǎsuānzhǐ

邻苯二甲酸酯

[鄰苯二甲酸酯]

phthalate (chemistry)

yàxiāosuānyìwùzhǐ

亚硝酸异戊酯

[亞硝酸異戊酯]

amyl nitrite

qùyǎnghétánghésuān

去氧核糖核酸

[去氧核糖核酸]

deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA

yánsuānkèlúntèluó

盐酸克仑特罗

[鹽酸克侖特羅]

clenbuterol hydrochloride (diet pill that burns fat)
e.g. Spiropent

èrliújīhǔpòsuānnà

二硫基琥珀酸钠

[二硫基琥珀酸鈉]

sodium dimercaptosuccinate

èrliújībǐnghuángsuānnà

二硫基丙磺酸钠

[二硫基丙磺酸鈉]

sodium dimercaptosulfanate

duìqiǎngjīběnjiǎsuānzhǐ

对羟基苯甲酸酯

[對羥基苯甲酸酯]

paraben (chemistry)

xiànpiàolìnghégānsānlínsuān

腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸

[腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸]

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

duōyuánbùbǎohézhīfángsuān

多元不饱和脂肪酸

[多元不飽和脂肪酸]

polyunsaturated fatty acid

èrlüběn'ànběnyǐsuānnà

二氯苯胺苯乙酸钠

[二氯苯胺苯乙酸鈉]

diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller)
also called voltaren 扶他林

èrlüyìsānjùqíngsuānnà

二氯异三聚氰酸钠

[二氯異三聚氰酸鈉]

sodium dichloroisocyanurate

chībùdàopútaoshuōpútaosuān

吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸

[吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸]

sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them

ānjījiǎsuānzhǐlèihuàhéwù

氨基甲酸酯类化合物

[氨基甲酸酯類化合物]

carbamate