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A modern coinage for the chemical element potassium, 钾 follows the standard phono-semantic structure for metallic elements. The semantic radical 钅 (from 鉀) indicates it is a metal, while the phonetic component 甲 approximates the element's Latin or European name, a convention established during scientific translation.
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香蕉富含钾元素。
这种蔬菜的钾含量很高。
钾是人体必需的矿物质。
医生建议他补充钾。
患者需要注射氯化钾溶液。
氢氧化钾常用于制造肥皂。
实验室里存放着金属钾。
这种钾肥能促进作物生长。