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The Chinese character 钙 (gài), traditional form 鈣, is a modern scientific creation for the element calcium. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 钅 (traditional 金, jīn), meaning metal, classifies it as a metallic element. The right component 丐 (gài), meaning "to beg", serves only as a phonetic element, approximating the sound of "calcium". This structure exemplifies the systematic method of forming Chinese chemical terms by combining a meaning radical with a phonetic component to create precise scientific vocabulary.
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牛奶富含钙质。
儿童需要补充足够的钙。
钙对骨骼健康至关重要。
你可以通过吃豆制品来获取钙。
缺钙可能导致骨质疏松症。
维生素D有助于钙的吸收。
这种钙片的生物利用度很高。
研究人员正在研究新型钙拮抗剂的药理作用。