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合成 (hé chéng) — to synthesize; to combine chemically; to compose; to form (a whole) by combining

Definition

合成 emphasizes building something new by combining parts, with a technical/scientific flavor (chemical synthesis, digital synthesis). 组成 just lists the parts that make up a whole; 构成 is more formal.

verb
to synthesizeto combine chemicallyto composeto form (a whole) by combining

Examples

  • 合成。
    Zhè duàn yīn yuè shì diàn nǎo hé chéng de.
    This piece of music was synthesized by computer.
  • 合成。
    Zhè ge wěi yuán huì yóu wǔ wèi zhuān jiā hé chéng ér chéng.
    This committee is composed of five experts.
  • 合成。
    Xīn de jiào xué fāng fǎ hé chéng le chuán tǒng hé xiàn dài de yuán sù.
    The new teaching method integrates traditional and modern elements.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

合hécombine
成chéngbecome

合 means to combine and 成 means to become or form, so together they mean to combine into something.

Characters in this word

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

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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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
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Physics & Chemistry

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