一氧化碳 (yī yǎng huà tàn) — carbon monoxide (CO)

Definition

noun

carbon monoxide (CO)

一氧化碳。
Qì chē wěi qì zhōng hán yǒu dà liàng de yī yǎng huà tàn.
Car exhaust contains a large amount of carbon monoxide.
一氧化碳。
Dōng tiān qǔ nuǎn bú dàng róng yì yǐn qǐ yī yǎng huà tàn zhòng dú.
Improper heating in winter can easily cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
一氧化碳。
yī yǎng huà tàn Shì wú sè wú wèi de yǒu dú qì tǐ.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless toxic gas.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

養

養yǎng氧yǎng

Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

石炭碳

碳 pairs 石, marking a non-metal solid, with 炭 (charcoal), which gives the pronunciation.

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