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lime

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

shi2hui1 shíhuī

Meaning


Primary

lime

Mnemonic


石灰 Lime is the material sourced from the 灰 ashes of lime 石 stone when it is burnt.

Usage


石灰 是 怎麼 生產 的?

How is limestone produced?

石灰 是 非常 酸性 的。

Lime is very acidic.

石灰 是 白灰色 的

Lime is a white ashy color.