钙 gài calcium
How to remember 钙: 钅 gold + 丐 beggar = calcium. The old gold miner who now lives as a beggar tells the kids to drink milk for strong bones full of calcium.
Component breakdown
钙 = 钅 gold + 丐 beggar
- 钅 gold
- 丐 beggar
The old gold miner who now lives as a beggar tells the kids to drink milk for strong bones full of calcium.
How it is used
- Purely the chemical element calcium: 补钙 (bǔ gài) to take calcium / boost calcium intake, 缺钙 (quē gài) to be calcium-deficient.
- Everyday health-talk word - 老人容易缺钙 (lǎorén róngyì quē gài) older people easily run low on calcium.
- Not bound; used freely as a noun.
Example sentences
- 牛奶含钙量很高。 Niúnǎi hángàiliàng hěn gāo.Milk has a high calcium content.