钙 (gài): calcium (chemistry)
钙 (gài) is a Chinese character meaning “calcium (chemistry).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 丐 (phonetic). It ranks #2720 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 钙 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- calcium (chemistry)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碳酸钙noun | tàn suān gài | calcium carbonate |
| 钙化verb | gài huà | to calcify |
| 磷酸钙noun | lín suān gài | calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2), inorganic salt used in fertilizers and food additives |
| 降血钙素 | jiàng xuè gài sù | calcitonin |
| 氯化钙noun | lǜ huà gài | calcium chloride |
| 氧化钙noun | yǎng huà gài | calcium oxide, CaO |
| 钙质noun | gài zhì | calcium |
| 钙华 | gài huá | (geology) tufa |
| 氢氧化钙noun | qīng yǎng huà gài | calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 |
| 磷化钙noun | lín huà gài | calcium phosphide (Ca3P2) |
| 重碳酸钙 | chóng tàn suān gài | calcium bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2 |
| 氰氨化钙 | qíng ān huà gài | calcium cyanamide |
| 碳化钙noun | tàn huà gài | calcium carbide CaC2 |
| 硬脂酸钙noun | yìng zhī suān gài | calcium stearate |
| 硫酸钙noun | liú suān gài | calcium sulfate |
钙 appears in 16 compound words: 19 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 钙 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
钙属材料在现代工业中应用广泛。
gài shǔ cái liào zài xiàn dài gōng yè zhōng yīng yòng guǎng fàn .
Calcium-based materials are widely used in modern industry.
关节“咔咔”响是因为缺钙......是真是假?| 谣言终结站-国...
guān jié 咔 咔 xiǎng shì yīn wéi quē gài . . . . . . shì zhēn shì jiǎ ? yáo yán zhōng jié zhàn guó . . .
Joints "Cracking" Is Caused by Calcium Deficiency... Fact or Fiction? | Rumor Busters - National...
春日限定榆钱鲜,零草酸高钙钾,错过就要等一整年
chūn rì xiàn dìng 榆 qián xiān , líng cǎo suān gāo gài 钾 , cuò guò jiù yāo děng yī zhěng nián
Fresh elm seeds—a springtime treat, low in oxalic acid and rich in calcium and potassium. If you miss them, you’ll have to wait a whole year.
七旬妇心脏动脉阻塞又斑块严重钙化 新式血管内震波碎石术救命
qī xún fù xīn zāng dòng mài zǔ sāi yòu bān kuài yán chóng gài huà xīn shì xiě guǎn nèi zhèn bō suì shí shù jiù mìng
The heart artery of a septuagenarian woman is blocked and plaque is severely calcified, and the new intravascular shock wave lithotripsy saves life
太空电池发威!台化切入“钙钛矿”股价大涨站上50元关卡
tài kōng diàn chí fā wēi ! tái huà qiē rù gài 钛 kuàng gǔ jià dà zhǎng zhàn shàng 5 0 yuán guān kǎ
Space batteries are powerful! Taiwan Chemical cut into the "perovskite" stock price rose sharply to the 50 yuan mark
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (metal) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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