生石灰

Traditional form:

生石灰

Pinyin (reading):

shēngshíhuī

Definitions:

• calcium oxide CaO
• quicklime

Characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 灰 - ashes; dust; lime, mortar

Traditional characters:

• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 灰 - ashes; dust; lime, mortar