鈣 meaning and stroke order
Calcium
How to write 鈣, stroke by stroke
12 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 鈣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- calcium (chemistry)
How 鈣 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
釒 gives the meaning and 丐 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鈣
The metal side 釒 tells you this is a chemical element, and 丐 (gài) gives the sound. Picture a beggar 丐 asking for a glass of milk to get his calcium.
鈣 is mostly used in science, health and food labels, often in words like 鈣片 (gàipiàn, calcium tablets) and 補鈣 (bǔ gài, to take calcium supplements). Example: 牛奶裡有很多鈣。(Niúnǎi lǐ yǒu hěn duō gài.) Milk has a lot of calcium.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read it as gǎi or gāi because of similar sounds like 改 (gǎi) and 該 (gāi), but 鈣 is fourth tone, gài. Also do not confuse the right side 丐 with 丏 (miǎn), which looks almost the same.
Questions about 鈣
How many strokes are in 鈣?
鈣 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鈣 mean?
鈣 (gài) means calcium.
How do you pronounce 鈣?
鈣 is pronounced gài, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 鈣?
The radical of 鈣 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鈣 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鈣?
鈣 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 钙, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does calcium use the metal radical?
In Chinese chemistry, metallic elements are written with the metal radical 釒. Calcium is chemically a metal, so 鈣 follows the same pattern as 鈉 (nà, sodium) and 鉀 (jiǎ, potassium).
How do you say calcium deficiency in Chinese?
You can say 缺鈣 (quē gài), meaning to lack calcium. For example, 老人容易缺鈣 (lǎorén róngyì quē gài) means older people easily become calcium deficient.