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鉀

鉀

See also: 钾

Translingual

Han character

鉀 (radical 167 金+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金田中 (CWL), four-corner 8615₀, composition ⿰金甲)

References

KangXi: page 1300, character 9

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40280

Dae Jaweon: page 1802, character 21

Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4185, character 9

Unihan data for U+9240

Chinese

Etymology 1

trad.		鉀
simp.		钾

Borrowing from New Latin kalium.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiǎ (jia³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Wade-Giles: chia³
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jea
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³
  - Yale: gaap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑːp̚³/

Definitions

鉀

potassium

Compounds

亞硝酸鉀／亚硝酸钾
亞硫酸鉀／亚硫酸钾
低血鉀／低血钾
氟化鉀／氟化钾
氧化鉀／氧化钾
氫化鉀／氢化钾
氫氧化鉀／氢氧化钾
氮磷鉀／氮磷钾

氯化鉀／氯化钾
氯酸鉀／氯酸钾
氰化鉀／氰化钾
硝酸鉀／硝酸钾
硫化鉀／硫化钾
硫酸鉀／硫酸钾
碘酸鉀／碘酸钾
碳酸鉀／碳酸钾

磷酸鉀／磷酸钾
過錳酸鉀／过锰酸钾
金氰化鉀／金氰化钾
鉀皂／钾皂
鉀肥／钾肥
鉻酸鉀／铬酸钾
高血鉀／高血钾
高錳酸鉀／高锰酸钾

Etymology 2

trad.		鉀
simp.		钾
alt. forms		鑉

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gé, hé (ge², he²)

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ, ㄏㄜˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gé
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ
  - Wade-Giles: ko²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ger
  - IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hé
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ
  - Wade-Giles: ho²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: her
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kɑp̚/▼

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
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɑp̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kɑp̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kɑp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kap̚/
Li Rong	/kɑp̚/
Wang Li	/kɑp̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kɑp̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ge

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*klaːb/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鉀
Reading #	1/2
No.	5929
Phonetic component	甲
Rime group	盍
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	䫦
Old Chinese	/*klaːb/
Notes	見方言

Definitions

鉀

Only used in 鉀鑪／钾鑪.

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of 鉀 – see 甲 (“armour”). (This character, 鉀, is an ancient form of 甲.)

Japanese

Kanji

鉀

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

On: こう (kō), きょう (kyō), ごう (gō)

Kun: よろい (yoroi), かりゅうむ (karyuumu)

Korean

Hanja

鉀 • ‎(gap) (hangeul 갑, revised gap, McCune-Reischauer kap, Yale kap)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鉀 (giáp)

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