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鉀 (Kangxi radical 167,金+5, 13 strokes,cangjie input金田中 (CWL),four-corner86150,composition⿰釒甲)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*klaːb, *kraːb) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 金(“metal”) + phonetic 甲(OC*kraːb,“armour”)
| trad. | 鉀 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 钾 | |
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| K | |
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| Next:鈣／钙 (gài) (Ca) | |
鉀
| trad. | 鉀 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 钾 | |
| alternative forms | 鑉／𫠁 | |
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 鉀 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 盍 (144) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 古盍切 |
| Baxter | kap |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kɑp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kɑp̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kɑp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kap̚/ |
| Li Rong | /kɑp̚/ |
| Wang Li | /kɑp̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kɑp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ge |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gap3 |
鉀
| For pronunciation and definitions of鉀 – see甲 (“armour”). (This character is an ancient form of甲). |
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