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凝聚力 (níng jù lì) — cohesion; cohesive force

Definition

noun
cohesioncohesive force

Examples

  • 凝聚力。
    Zhè ge tuán duì de níng jù lì hěn qiáng.
    This team's cohesion is very strong.
  • 凝聚力。
    Shè huì níng jù lì shì fā zhǎn de jī chǔ.
    Social cohesion is the foundation of development.
  • 凝聚力。
    Zēng qiáng níng jù lì néng ràng dà jiā hé zuò gèng hǎo.
    Enhancing cohesion can make everyone cooperate better.

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.

凝聚cohere
凝níngcondense聚jùgather
联合Coordinate
力lìforce

凝聚 means condensing and gathering together, and 力 names the force that holds people together.

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
疑
疑yí凝níng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

凝 pairs 冫 (ice, also written 仌) with 疑, which gives the sound.

Open 凝 →

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
乑乑yínthree men
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ聚jù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

Open 聚 →

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

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Open 力 →
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