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体积 (tǐ jī) — volume, bulk (of an object or container)

Definition

体积 is the physical volume of a solid object or container (size in 3D space). Don't confuse with 容量 ('capacity' — what a container can hold) or 音量 (sound loudness).

noun
volumebulk (of an object or container)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 体积。
    Zhè ge shuǐ xiāng de tǐ jī shì liǎng lì fāng mǐ.
    The volume of this water tank is two cubic meters.
  • 体积。
    Cè liáng bù guī zé wù tǐ de tǐ jī bǐ jiào kùn nan.
    Measuring the volume of irregular objects is relatively difficult.
  • 体积。
    Qì qiú chōng qì hòu tǐ jī huì biàn dà.
    After inflating, the balloon's volume will become larger.

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.

体tǐbody
积jīaccumulation

体 as body or object and 积 as accumulated amount combine to mean volume.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 積; 积 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
責
責zé積jī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 積 pairs 禾 (grain) with 責, which gives the sound; the simplified 积 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 积 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 5Physics & Chemistry

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