钾 meaning and stroke order
Potassium
How to write 钾, stroke by stroke
10 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 钾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- potassium (chemistry)
How 钾 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
钅 gives the meaning and 甲 hints at the sound.
Radical: 钅 (gold), shared by 223 characters on this site.
How to remember 钾
钾 (jiǎ) combines the metal radical 钅 with 甲 (jiǎ), which gives the sound. Picture a metal that ranks first, like 甲 meaning "first" in a list, to recall the element potassium.
钾 is used mainly in chemistry, nutrition, and agriculture, often in compound words like 钾肥 (jiǎféi, potash fertilizer) or 氯化钾 (lǜhuàjiǎ, potassium chloride). Example: 香蕉含有很多钾。(Xiāngjiāo hányǒu hěn duō jiǎ.) Bananas contain a lot of potassium.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 钾 (jiǎ, potassium) with 钠 (nà, sodium), since the two often appear together in nutrition labels. Also keep the third tone of 甲 and do not read it as jiā.
钾 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 钾
How many strokes are in 钾?
钾 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 钾 mean?
钾 (jiǎ) means potassium.
How do you pronounce 钾?
钾 is pronounced jiǎ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 钾?
The radical of 钾 is 钅, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 钾 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 钾?
The traditional form of 钾 is 鉀. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 钾 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say potassium deficiency in Chinese?
Low potassium in the blood is 低钾血症 (dī jiǎ xuè zhèng), often shortened in conversation to 缺钾 (quē jiǎ), meaning lacking potassium.
What is the chemical symbol for 钾 in Chinese textbooks?
Chinese textbooks use the international symbol K for 钾. The Chinese name is used in words and sentences, while K is used in formulas such as KCl.