冰晶 (bīng jīng) — ice crystal | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ice crystal

Measure word · 颗

Examples

冰晶。
Zài gāo shān shàng kě yǐ kàn dào měi lì de bīng jīng.
Beautiful ice crystals can be seen on high mountains.
冰晶。
Zhè xiē bīng jīng zài yáng guāng xià shǎn shǎn fā guāng.
These ice crystals sparkle in the sunlight.
冰晶。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū bīng jīng de xíng chéng guò chéng.
Scientists are studying the formation process of ice crystals.

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.

晶jīngcrystal

冰 (ice) names the material of 晶 (crystal), forming an ice crystal.

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.

冫水冰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冫

仌bīng冰bīng

Same sound today

冰 adds 水 (water) to 冫, the short form of 仌; 冫 gives the sound, and 水 shows the meaning.

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

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

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