合金 (hé jīn) — alloy | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

alloy

Measure word · 种

合金，。
Zhè zhǒng hé jīn fēi cháng jiān gù, cháng yòng yú háng tiān gōng chéng.
This alloy is very strong, often used in aerospace engineering.
合金。
Jiè zhi shì yòng yì zhǒng tè shū de hé jīn zhì chéng de.
The ring is made of a special alloy.
合金，。
Kē xué jiā yán fā chū le yì zhǒng xīn xíng hé jīn, jì qīng biàn yòu nài yòng.
Scientists developed a new type of alloy that is both lightweight and durable.

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.

合hécombined

合 describes combined, and 金 means metal.

Characters in this word

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

亼口合

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

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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