介子 (jiè zǐ) — meson (elementary particle of the hadron family)

Definition

noun

meson (elementary particle of the hadron family)

Easily confused

介子。
jiè zǐ Shì yì zhǒng yóu kuā kè hé fǎn kuā kè zǔ chéng de jī běn lì zǐ.
A meson is an elementary particle composed of a quark and an antiquark.
介子。
Wù lǐ xué jiā zài dà xíng jiā sù qì zhōng fā xiàn le xīn de jiè zǐ.
Physicists discovered a new meson in a large accelerator.
介子，。
jiè zǐ De shòu mìng fēi cháng duǎn, hěn kuài jiù shuāi biàn chéng qí tā lì zǐ.
The lifetime of a meson is very short, and it quickly decays into other particles.

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.

介jièintermediate

子zǐparticle

介 conveys intermediate and 子 particle, naming a particle of intermediate mass.

Characters in this word

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

介 shows a central human form with two marks around it, indicating being between.

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.