丙烷 (bǐng wán) — propane | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

propane

Examples

丙烷。
bǐng wán Shì yì zhǒng cháng yòng de rán liào.
Propane is a commonly used fuel.
，丙烷。
Lù yíng shí, wǒ men yòng bǐng wán lú zi zuò fàn.
When camping, we use a propane stove to cook.
丙烷。
Zhè xiē qì chē shǐ yòng de shì bǐng wán ér bú shì qì yóu.
These cars use propane instead of gasoline.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

丙 marks the third carbon position and 烷 marks an alkane, giving propane.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old shape of 丙 may have drawn a pedestal or small table, but its original picture is uncertain; it was used early for the third Heavenly Stem.

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

火完烷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

火火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

完

完wán烷wán

Same sound today

The left part 火 is used in names for hydrocarbons, and the right part 完 gives the sound.

Appears in

Energy & Power Materials & Substances

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