# 鹼

| 鹼 | U+9E7C, &#40572; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9E7C |
| ← 鹻 [U+9E7B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 鹽 → [U+9E7D] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 鹼 |
| Shinjitai (extended) | 鹸 |
| Simplified | 碱 |

### Han character

鹼 (Kangxi radical 197, 鹵+13, 24 strokes, cangjie input 卜田人一人 (YWOMO), four-corner 2868$_6$, composition ⿰鹵僉)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1508, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47576
* Dae Jaweon: page 2036, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4611, character 21
* Unihan data for U+9E7C

## Chinese

* 鹼

### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 鹼 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 厱 | *raːm, *kʰreːm, *kʰlam |
| 歛 | *qʰlaːm |
| 臉 | *ɡ·reːmʔ, *skʰlam, *kramʔ |
| 醶 | *ɡr·reːmʔ, *skʰraːmʔ |
| 鹼 | *kreːmʔ, *skʰlam |
| 薟 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰram |
| 匳 | *ɡ·ram |
| 獫 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams, *qʰramʔ |
| 蘞 | *ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰlam |
| 籢 | *ɡ·ram |
| 斂 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams |
| 瀲 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams |
| 撿 | *ɡ·ramʔ, *kramʔ |
| 羷 | *ɡ·ramʔ |
| 殮 | *ɡ·rams |
| 簽 | *skʰlam |
| 僉 | *skʰlam |
| 憸 | *skʰlam, *skʰlamʔ, *sqʰlam, *qʰramʔ |
| 譣 | *skʰlam, *qʰramʔ |
| 檢 | *kramʔ |
| 瞼 | *kramʔ |
| 儉 | *ɡramʔ |
| 顩 | *ŋramʔ, *rlɯmʔ, *kʰrɯmʔ |
| 嬐 | *ŋramʔ |
| 嶮 | *ŋramʔ, *hŋramʔ |
| 噞 | *ŋramʔ, *ŋrams |
| 驗 | *ŋrams |
| 險 | *qʰramʔ |
| 劒 | *kams |
| 劍 | *kams |
| 𩏩 | *qʰam |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːmʔ, *skʰlam) : semantic 鹵 + phonetic 僉 (OC *skʰlam).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaan$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kién / kián
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gian$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): giĕng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiám / kiⁿ
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ke; $^5$ci
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaan$^2$
*** Yale: gáan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaan$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kién / kián
*** Hakka Romanization System: gien$^ˋ$ / gian$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gian$^3$ / gian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯en³¹/, /ki̯an³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kian³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕng
*** Sinological IPA : /kieŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiám
*** Tâi-lô: kiám
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiarm
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiam⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: kinn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kvy
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kĩ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kĩ⁴⁴/
* kiám - literary;
* kiⁿ - vernacular (俗).
* Middle Chinese: tshjem, keamX
Rime :
| Character | 鹼 | 鹼 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 鹽 (153) | 咸 (151) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 七廉切 | 古斬切 |
| Baxter | tshjem | keamX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰiᴇm/ | /kˠɛm$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰiɛm/ | /kᵚæm$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰjæm/ | /kɐm$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰiam/ | /kəɨm$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰiɛm/ | /kɐm$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰĭɛm/ | /kɐm$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /t͡sʰi̯ɛm/ | /kăm$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiān | jiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cim$^1$ | gaam$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːmʔ/, /*skʰlam/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 鹼 | 鹼 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 10182 | 10204 |
| Phonetic component | 僉 | 僉 |
| Rime group | 談 | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 鹼 | 籤 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːmʔ/ | /*skʰlam/ |

### Definitions

鹼
* sodium carbonate
* (chemistry) (soluble) alkali
    Antonym: 酸 (suān)
* (chemistry, chiefly Mainland China) base (soluble or not)
* (dialectal) soap
    alt. forms: 梘／枧 (jiǎn) (Cantonese)

#### Synonyms

* (base): (Hong Kong, Taiwan) 鹽基／盐基 (yánjī), 鹼基／碱基 (jiǎnjī)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 皂 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 胰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 胰子, 大胰子, 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 胰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 肥皂, 胰子, 黃胰子, 洗衣裳胰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 肥皂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 肥皂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 胰子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 肥皂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 胰子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 肥皂, 洗衣裳胰子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 胰子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 胰子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 胰子, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 臭胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 肥皂, 胰子, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 胰子, 肥皂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 肥皂, 胰子, 粗胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 胰子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 胰子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 洋胰子, 肥皂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 肥皂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Jimsar | 胰子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 洋鹼, 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 肥皂, 洋胰子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 洋鹼, 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 肥皂, 洋鹼, 胰子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 肥皂, 洋鹼, 鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 肥皂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 草飆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 草飆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 草飆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 肥皂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 洋胰子, 肥皂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 洋胰子, 肥皂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 肥皂, 胰子, 洋鹼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 洋鹼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 肥皂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 肥皂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 肥皂, 洋胰子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 肥皂, 臭肥皂, 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 番鹼, 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 番鹼, 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 洋鹼 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 番鹼, 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 洋鹼 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 洋鹼, 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 洋鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 鹼 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 番鹼 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 番鹼 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 鹼 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 番鹼, 鹼 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 鹼 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 番子蠟 |
| Hakka | Changting | 胰子 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 番鹼, 色文 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 洋膏, 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 胰子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 胰子, 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 鬼子膏 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 胰子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 肥皂 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 胰子 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 茶箍, 石鹼 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 茶箍, 番鹼, 石鹼 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 茶箍, 石鹼 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 茶箍, 石鹼 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 茶箍, 石鹼 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 茶箍, 石鹼 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 鹼 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 鹼 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 鹼 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 洗衫鹼 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 肥鹼 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 鹼 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 肥皂 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 鹼 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Pingle (Tong'an) | 洋鹼 |
| Hakka | Yangshuo (Jinbao) | 洋鹼, 肥皂 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Senai (Hepo) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 雪文 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 番鹼 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 番鹼, 茶箍 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 餅藥 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 餅藥, 雪文 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 肥皂, 肥珠, 洋肥皂, 洋肥珠 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 肥皂, 肥珠 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 肥皂 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 洋肥皂, 肥皂 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 肥皂, 肥珠 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 肥皂 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 肥皂, 肥珠 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 洋肥珠 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 洋鹼 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 胰子, 洋胰子, 肥皂 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 胰子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jin | Datong | 胰子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 胰子, 洗衣裳胰子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 胰子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 肥皂 |
| Jin | Jining | 肥皂 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 肥皂 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 肥皂 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 胰子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 肥皂, 胰子 |
| Jin | Handan | 肥皂, 洗衣裳胰子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 肥皂 |
| Jin | Suide | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 胰仔 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 胰仔 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 番仔鹼 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 胰仔 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 胰仔 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 鬼仔鹼 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 番鬼鹼 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 鬼仔蠟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 胰皂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 蠟 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 胰皂 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 雪文, 油胰 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 雪文, 胰 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 雪文, 鹼 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 鹼 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 雪文, 番仔蠟 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 雪文, 番仔蠟 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 雪文, 番仔蠟 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 蠟, 番仔蠟 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 番仔蠟 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 番仔蠟 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 雪文, 茶箍 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 茶箍 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 茶箍 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 茶箍 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 茶箍, 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 油胰, 雪文, 茶箍 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 番仔鹼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 番仔鹼, 鹼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蠟, 洗衫蠟 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 蠟 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 鹼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 餅藥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 餅藥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 餅藥 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 餅藥 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 餅藥 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 番鹼 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 番仔鹼 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 餅藥, 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 餅藥, 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 雪文 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 鹼, 番鬼鹼 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 差文, 肥皂 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 番鬼鹼, 油糠, 番鬼油糠 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 差文 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 差文 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 胰皂, 胰蠟 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 胰蠟 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 胰蠟 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 胰皂, 油皂, 胰蠟, 番囝膫 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 胰蠟 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 胰蠟 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 蠟 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 番仔蠟 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 番仔蠟 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 洋鹼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 番鹼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 番鹼 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 鹼, 洋鹼, 洗衫鹼 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Xinxu) | 洋鹼 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 洋鹼 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 洋鹼 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 肥皂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 肥皂 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 肥皂 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 肥皂 |
| Wu | Danyang | 洋鹼, 肥皂, 洋礬 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 肥皂, 洋肥皂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 肥皂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 洋皂, 油皂, 番皂 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 肥皂, 洋肥皂 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 洋肥皂 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 肥皂, 胰子油 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 肥皂, 洋鹼 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 洋鹼 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 洋鹼 |

### Compounds

* 偽麻黃鹼／伪麻黄碱 (wěimáhuángjiǎn)
* 古柯鹼／古柯碱 (gǔkējiǎn)
* 吐根鹼／吐根碱
* 咖啡鹼／咖啡碱 (kāfēijiǎn)
* 弱鹼／弱碱 (ruòjiǎn)
* 強鹼／强碱
* 水鹼／水碱
* 汗鹼／汗碱
* 洋鹼／洋碱 (yángjiǎn)
* 燒鹼／烧碱 (shāojiǎn)
* 生物鹼／生物碱 (shēngwùjiǎn)
* 石鹼／石碱 (shíjiǎn)
* 硫酸菸鹼／硫酸烟碱
* 純鹼／纯碱 (chúnjiǎn)
* 膽鹼／胆碱 (dǎnjiǎn)
* 苛性鹼／苛性碱 (kēxìngjiǎn)
* 茶葉鹼／茶叶碱
* 茶鹼／茶碱 (chájiǎn)
* 菸鹼／烟碱 (yānjiǎn)
* 菸鹼酸／烟碱酸
* 酸鹼值／酸碱值
* 酸鹼度／酸碱度
* 鹼中毒／碱中毒 (jiǎnzhòngdú)
* 鹼化／碱化 (jiǎnhuà)
* 鹼土／碱土 (jiǎntǔ)
* 鹼土金屬／碱土金属 (jiǎntǔ jīnshǔ)
* 鹼地／碱地 (jiǎndì)
* 鹼基／碱基 (jiǎnjī)
* 鹼大／碱大
* 鹼度／碱度
* 鹼性／碱性 (jiǎnxìng)
* 鹼性電池／碱性电池
* 鹼性食品／碱性食品
* 鹼水／碱水 (jiǎnshuǐ)
* 鹼粽／碱粽 (jiǎnzòng)
* 鹼荒／碱荒
* 鹼酐／碱酐
* 鹼金屬／碱金属 (jiǎnjīnshǔ)
* 鹼類／碱类
* 鹽鹼地／盐碱地 (yánjiǎndì)

### References

* “鹼”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai (extended) | 鹸 |
| Kyūjitai | 鹼 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 鹸)
* (chemistry) base, alkali

#### Readings

* Go-on: けん (ken)、せん (sen)
* Kan-on: かん (kan)、せん (sen)
* Kan’yō-on: けん (ken)
* Kun: あく (aku, 鹼)

### Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 鹼 – see the following entry. :
| 【鹸】H | [kanji] hyōgai kanji [kanji] (chemistry) base, alkali Kanji reading: あく, しおけ |
(This term, 鹼, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Vietnamese
### Han character

鹼: Hán Nôm readings: kiềm
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