碱土金属 jiǎn tǔ jīn shǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, strontium Sr 鍶|锶, barium Ba 鋇|钡 and radium Ra 鐳|镭)

CHARACTERS

碱 jiǎn alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
土 tǔ soil, earth; items made of earth
金 jīn gold; metals in general; money
属 shǔ class, category, type; belong to