中子星 (zhōng zǐ xīng) — neutron star

Definition

noun

neutron star

Measure word · 颗

中子星。
Kē xué jiā zuì jìn fā xiàn le yì kē xīn de zhōng zǐ xīng.
Scientists recently discovered a new neutron star.
中子星，。
zhōng zǐ xīng De mì dù fēi cháng dà, yì chá chí jiù zhòng dá shù yì dūn.
Neutron stars are extremely dense; a teaspoon would weigh hundreds of millions of tons.
中子星。
Tiān wén xué jiā zhèng tōng guò wàng yuǎn jìng yán jiū zhōng zǐ xīng de cí chǎng.
Astronomers are studying the magnetic fields of neutron stars through telescopes.

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.

中子neutron

偏正Modifier + head

中子 “neutron” with 星 “star” gives a star made of neutrons.

Characters in this word

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

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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

The top of 星 is a later simplified form of 晶, twinkling stars; the bottom 生 shows the sound.

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