化学家 (huà xué jiā) — chemist | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chemist

Measure word · 位

化学家。
Zhè wèi huà xué jiā huò dé le nuò bèi ěr huà xué jiǎng.
This chemist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de yǒu jī huà xué jiā.
He is an excellent organic chemist.
化学家。
Hěn duō huà xué jiā zài shí yàn shì lǐ nǔ lì gōng zuò.
Many chemists work hard in the laboratory.

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.

化学chemistry

偏正Modifier + head

化学 refers to chemistry, and 家 denotes a person who practices it.

Characters in this word

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

𢑓

𢑓𢑓家jiā

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

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

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