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钾
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potassium

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
jiǎ
コウ、キョウ
よろい、カリウム
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鉀)
釒 kangxi+ 甲 first =
鉀 potassium
釒 Meaning component
jīn kangxi
metal
釒 is a component form of 金.
甲 Phonetic component
jiǎ first
armor, shell
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Simplified (钾)
钅 metal 🇨🇳+ 甲 first =
钾 potassium kalium
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
甲 Phonetic component
jiǎ first
armor, shell
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Notes
Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鉀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
钾 / 鉀 [jiǎ]
potassium (chemistry)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
氯化钾 [lǜ​huà​jiǎ] #28,737
potassium chloride
碘化钾 [diǎn​huà​jiǎ] #49,294
potassium iodide
高锰酸钾 [gāo​měng​suān​jiǎ] #37,032
potassium permanganate
氰化钾 [qíng​huà​jiǎ] #64,912
potassium cyanide KCN
硝酸钾 [xiāo​suān​jiǎ] #67,848
potassium nitrate
钾盐 [jiǎ​yán] #41,097
potassium chloride KCl
氢氧化钾 [qīng​yǎng​huà​jiǎ] #54,692
potassium hydroxide
碳酸钾 [tàn​suān​jiǎ] #60,070
potassium carbonate
苛性钾 [kē​xìng​jiǎ] #71,433
caustic potash
山奈钾 [shān​nài​jiǎ]
potassium cyanide KCN
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