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固态 (gù tài) — solid state (of matter); solid-state (as in electronics)

Definition

Technical term for 'solid state' — the physical state of matter, used in physics and in modern compound terms like 固态硬盘 ('solid-state drive').

noun
solid state (of matter)solid-state (as in electronics)

Examples

  • 固态。
    Shuǐ zài líng dù yǐ xià huì biàn chéng gù tài.
    Water becomes solid below zero degrees.
  • 固态。
    gù tài Yìng pán de sù dù hěn kuài.
    Solid-state drives are very fast.
  • ：固态、。
    Shuǐ yǒu sān zhǒng zhuàng tài: gù tài, yè tài hé qì tài.
    Water has three states: solid, liquid, and gas.

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.

固gùsolid
态tàistate

固 is solid or firm and 态 is state, so it means the solid state of matter.

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
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ固gù
Same sound today

固 combines 囗, which relates to the meaning, with 古, which gives the sound.

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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
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
太
太tài态tài
Same sound today

态 is made of 太, which gives the sound, and 心 (heart).

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Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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