硝 = 石 + 肖

硝 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “saltpeter”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 肖 (look like).

Keyword: saltpeter
Pinyin (Mandarin): xiāo
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: saltpeter, niter, нитер, селитра, niter
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 硝 nitrate

Decomposition

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石 stone
肖 look like

How to find 硝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “look like”. 硝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 硝 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.