KN95

English Etymology en zh KN95, from zh 口罩 Kǒuzhào cmn N95 en 1, from an en Not resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency 1 in en NIOSH air filtration ratings. Noun ~ en uncountable An air particulate filtration standard originating in the People's Republic of China, which requires filtration of 95% of air particulates that are 0.3 microns and larger. en Tara Parker-Pope How to Find a Quality Mask (and Avoid Counterfeits) w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-masks.html 2022-01-14 “No one has made this easy, that’s for sure,” said Bill Taubner, president of Bona Fide Masks, the exclusive distributor in the United States for both Powecom and Harley KN95 masks, which are from China. “A lot of people end up doing a lot of research.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250818210547/https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-masks.html 18 August 2025 en countable en KN95 filter a filter implementing the standard. en countable en KN95 mask a face mask using a filter conforming to the standard. en Tara Parker-Pope How to Find a Quality Mask (and Avoid Counterfeits) w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-masks.html 2022-01-14 Unlike cloth masks, high-quality masks — called N95s, KN95s and KF94s — are made with layers of high-tech filtering material that trap at least 94 to 95 percent of the most risky particles. https://web.archive.org/web/20250818210547/https://www.nytimes.com/article/covid-masks.html 18 August 2025 Coordinate terms en N95 U.S. standard, similar and almost equivalent to the Chinese standard en KF94 South Korean standard, similar and almost equivalent to the Chinese standard Related terms en KN99 Translations standard Chinese: zh KN95 French: fr KN95 Spanish: es KN95 Chinese Etymology Possibly from an zh 口罩 Kǒuzhào surgical mask 1 + zh en N95, from an en Not resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency 1 1 in en NIOSH air filtration ratings. Pronunciation zh Noun zh noun en KN95; an air particulate filtration standard requiring 95% filtration of particules sized 0.3 microns across and larger. Hypernyms zh GB2626-2006, the standards document setting the KN95 standard Related terms zh KN99 Descendants en KN95 fr KN95 es KN95 zh terms written in foreign scripts French Etymology fr zh KN95, from zh 口罩 Kǒuzhào cmn N95 en 1, from an en Not resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency 1 1 in en NIOSH air filtration ratings. Noun m - en KN95; an air particulate filtration standard requiring 95% filtration of particules sized 0.3 microns across and larger Related terms fr KN99 Spanish Etymology es zh KN95, from zh 口罩 Kǒuzhào cmn N95 en 1, from an en Not resistant to oil particles with 95% filtration efficiency 1 1 in en NIOSH air filtration ratings. Noun m - en KN95; an air particulate filtration standard requiring 95% filtration of particules sized 0.3 microns across and larger Related terms es KN99