Chinese symbol for “calcium”
钙
gài
Traditional: 鈣
calcium (chemistry)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for calcium is 钙 (gài), defined as: calcium (chemistry).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “calcium”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钙.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钙质 (鈣質) | gài zhì | calcium |
| 碳酸钙 (碳酸鈣) | tàn suān gài | calcium carbonate |
| 钙化 (鈣化) | gài huà | to calcify; calcification |
| 氯化钙 (氯化鈣) | lǜ huà gài | calcium chloride |
| 氢氧化钙 (氫氧化鈣) | qīng yǎng huà gài | calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2; slaked lime |
| 硫酸钙 (硫酸鈣) | liú suān gài | calcium sulfate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “calcium”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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