钙
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calcium (chemistry)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 金 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鈣
- Common rank
- #2,693
- Unicode
- U+9499
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
calcium · Heisig RSH #2816
metal + 正 correct + clothes hanger
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 钙
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降血钙素 | calcitonin | |
| 重碳酸钙 | calcium bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2 | |
| 氧化钙 | calcium oxide, CaO; (slang) (used as a substitute for 肏[cao4], since CaO resembles cào) | |
| 硬脂酸钙 | calcium stearate | |
| 氢氧化钙 | calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2; slaked lime | |
| 碳化钙 | calcium carbide CaC2 | |
| 钙化 | to calcify; calcification | |
| 氯化钙 | calcium chloride | |
| 碳酸钙 | calcium carbonate | |
| 钙华 | (geology) tufa; travertine | |
| 磷化钙 | calcium phosphide (Ca3P2) | |
| 钙质 | calcium | |
| 硫酸钙 | calcium sulfate | |
| 磷酸钙 | calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2), inorganic salt used in fertilizers and food additives | |
| 氰氨化钙 | calcium cyanamide | |
| 硝酸钙 | calcium nitrate |