氪 meaning and stroke order
Krypton
How to write 氪, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 氪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- krypton (chemistry)
How 氪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Gas.
气 gives the meaning and 克 hints at the sound.
Radical: 气 (air), shared by 24 characters on this site.
How to remember 氪
The gas radical 气 wraps around 克 (kè), which gives the sound. Think of krypton as a gas that sounds like kè.
In chemistry, 氪 names the noble gas krypton. It also appears in internet slang as 氪金 (kè jīn), meaning to spend real money in games. Example: 他在游戏里氪了很多钱。(Tā zài yóuxì lǐ kè le hěn duō qián.) He spent a lot of money in the game.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 氪 with 氙 (xiān, xenon) or other gas characters that share the 气 frame. Remember that the inside part 克 tells you the sound kè.
Questions about 氪
How many strokes are in 氪?
氪 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 氪 mean?
氪 (kè) means krypton.
How do you pronounce 氪?
氪 is pronounced kè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 氪?
The radical of 氪 is 气, which carries the idea of "air". Dictionaries list 氪 under this radical.
What does 氪金 mean?
氪金 (kè jīn) is gaming slang for paying real money for in-game items. It comes from sounding like the Japanese word for charging money, written with 氪 and 金 (gold).
Why do so many element names use the 气 radical?
Chinese element characters for gases at room temperature use 气 as the meaning part. Examples include 氧 (yǎng, oxygen), 氢 (qīng, hydrogen), and 氪 (kè, krypton).