钾 (jiǎ): potassium (chemistry)
钾 (jiǎ) is a Chinese character meaning “potassium (chemistry).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 甲 (phonetic). It ranks #3477 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 钾 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 金 (jīn, metal, gold), 钱 (qián, money), 银 (yín, silver, bank).
Definitions
- potassium (chemistry)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氯化钾noun | lǜ huà jiǎ | potassium chloride |
| 碘化钾 | diǎn huà jiǎ | potassium iodide |
| 氰化钾 | qíng huà jiǎ | potassium cyanide KCN |
| 硝酸钾 | xiāo suān jiǎ | potassium nitrate |
| 高锰酸钾 | gāo měng suān jiǎ | potassium permanganate |
| 钾盐 | jiǎ yán | potassium chloride KCl |
| 山奈钾 | shān nài jiǎ | potassium cyanide KCN |
| 溴化钾 | xiù huà jiǎ | potassium bromide |
| 氢氧化钾noun | qīng yǎng huà jiǎ | potassium hydroxide |
| 苛性钾noun | kē xìng jiǎ | caustic potash |
| 山梨酸钾noun | shān lí suān jiǎ | potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative) |
| 醋磺内酯钾 | cù huáng nèi zhǐ jiǎ | acesulfame potassium |
| 硫酸钾noun | liú suān jiǎ | potassium sulfate |
| 氯酸钾noun | lǜ suān jiǎ | potassium chlorate |
| 碳酸钾noun | tàn suān jiǎ | potassium carbonate |
钾 appears in 15 compound words: 7 as the first character, 93 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
肾功能不全者 一根香蕉约含420毫克钾。
shèn gōng néng bù quán zhě yī gēn xiāng jiāo yuē hán 4 2 0 háo kè jiǎ .
For people with impaired kidney function: One banana contains approximately 420 milligrams of potassium.
野生皮皮虾的钙、钾、镁等矿物质含量高于普通养殖虾类。
yě shēng pí pí xiā de gài , jiǎ , měi děng kuàng wù zhì hán liàng gāo yú pǔ tōng yǎng zhí xiā lèi .
Wild mantis shrimp have higher levels of minerals such as calcium, potassium, and magnesium than ordinary farmed shrimp.
其他营养元素: 钾、钙、镁的含量较为丰富。
qí tā yíng yǎng yuán sù : jiǎ , gài , měi de hán liàng jiào wéi fēng fù .
Other nutrients: It is relatively rich in potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
钾含量较高,帮助消水肿 每100克木耳菜含钾140毫克,有助于消水肿、减重减脂。
jiǎ hán liàng jiào gāo , bāng zhù xiāo shuǐ zhǒng měi 1 0 0 kè mù ěr cài hán jiǎ 1 4 0 háo kè , yǒu zhù yú xiāo shuǐ zhǒng , jiǎn chóng jiǎn zhī .
High in potassium, which helps reduce water retention. Every 100 grams of wood ear vegetable contains 140 milligrams of potassium, which helps reduce water retention, lose weight, and burn fat.
很多人不知道瘦肉中富含钾,因为钾是人体细胞内液中含量最高的一种离子。
hěn duō rén bù zhī dào shòu ròu zhōng fù hán jiǎ , yīn wéi jiǎ shì rén tǐ xì bāo nèi yè zhōng hán liàng zuì gāo de yī zhǒng lí zǐ .
Many people are unaware that lean meat is rich in potassium, since potassium is the most abundant ion in the intracellular fluid of the human body.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (metal) component
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