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镉

gé

Character Traditional 鎘

What 镉 means

1. cadmium (chemistry)

Characters built on 鬲

These share the phonetic component 鬲 (gé), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 隔géto separate; to partition; to stand or lie between
• 嗝géhiccup; belch
• 膈gé(anatomy) diaphragm
• 翮héquill
• 塥gédry clay lump

Characters that look like 镉

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 镇zhènto press down; to calm; to subdue
• 酶méienzyme; ferment
• 耦ǒua pair; a mate; a couple
• 镐gǎoa pick
• 褊biǎnnarrow; urgent
• 锶sīstrontium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read gé, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 格square; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 革animal hide; leather; to reform
• 隔to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between
• 阁pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir
• 搁to bear; to stand; to endure; Taiwan pr. gē
• 嗝hiccup; belch
• 葛kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth
• 蛤(bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧
• 胳used in 胳肢
• 骼used in 骨骼
• 膈(anatomy) diaphragm
• 鬲earthen pot; iron cauldron