鉀
jiǎ

potassium kalium

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

甲
甲 Sound component
jiǎ, jia 1st heavenly stem, fingernail

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangklaːb
kraːb

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

钾 jiǎ, gé potassium kalium Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鉀.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

甲
甲 Sound component
jiǎ, jia 1st heavenly stem, fingernail

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode