| 消石灰 |
xiāo shí huī |
calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 / slaked lime |
| 消 |
xiāo |
to diminish; to subside / to consume; to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 石灰 |
shí huī |
lime (calcium oxide) |
| 灰 |
huī |
ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged; dejected |