冷却剂 (lěng què jì) — coolant; (Chinese medicine) cooling or quenching compound

Definition

noun
coolant(Chinese medicine) cooling or quenching compound
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 冷却剂。
    Qì chē fā dòng jī xū yào dìng qī gēng huàn lěng què jì.
    Car engines need regular coolant replacement.
  • 冷却剂。
    Zhè zhǒng lěng què jì kě yǐ yǒu xiào dì jiàng dī jī qì wēn dù.
    This coolant can effectively lower the machine temperature.
  • ，冷却剂。
    Zài zhōng yào zhōng, lěng què jì cháng yòng yú qīng rè jiàng huǒ.
    In Chinese medicine, cooling compounds are often used to clear heat and reduce fire.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

冷却cooling
冷lěngcool却quèaway
补充Verb + complement
剂jìagent

冷却 (cool) and 剂 (agent) combine for a substance that cools.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
冫Written in full as仌bīngice
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng冷lěng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

冷 uses 冫, the ice form, with 令 as a sound part, to mean cold as ice.

Open 冷 →

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 卻; 却 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
卩卩jié
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧮫
𧮫𧮫卻què
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 卻 uses 𧮫 for sound and 卩 for meaning; the simplified 却 is a shorthand.

Open 却 →

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 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí劑jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.

Open 剂 →

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