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Translingual
Han character
鉀 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+5, 13 strokes, cangjie input 金田中 (CWL), four-corner 86150, composition ⿰釒甲)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1300, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40280
- Dae Jaweon: page 1802, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4185, character 9
- Unihan data for U+9240
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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笚
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*ʔl'aːb, *ɡraːb
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閘
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*klaːb, *sɡreːb, *qraːb
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鉀
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*klaːb, *kraːb
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甲
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*kraːb
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胛
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*kraːb
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岬
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*kraːb
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押
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*kraːb, *qraːb
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玾
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*kraːb
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呷
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*qʰraːb
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匣
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*ɡraːb
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狎
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*ɡraːb
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柙
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*ɡraːb
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翈
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*ɡraːb
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炠
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*ɡraːb
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鴨
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*qraːb
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庘
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*qraːb
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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”)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin kalium.
Pronunciation
Note:
- kah - vernacular;
- kap - literary.
Definitions
鉀
- (chemistry) potassium
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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鉀
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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5929
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Phonetic component
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甲
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Rime group
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盍
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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䫦
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Old Chinese
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/*klaːb/
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Notes
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見方言
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Definitions
鉀
- Only used in 鉀鑪/钾𬬻.
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 鉀 – see 甲 (“armour”). (This character is an ancient form of 甲). |
Japanese
Kanji
鉀
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
鉀 • (gap) (hangeul 갑, revised gap, McCune–Reischauer kap, Yale kap)
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Vietnamese
Han character
鉀: Hán Nôm readings: giáp
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