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室温 (shì wēn) — room temperature

Definition

noun
room temperature

Examples

  • 室温。
    Zhè ge yào pǐn xū yào zài shì wēn xià bǎo cún.
    This medicine needs to be stored at room temperature.
  • 室温。
    Jīn tiān de shì wēn yǐ jīng chāo guò le sì shí dù.
    Today's room temperature has already exceeded forty degrees.
  • 室温。
    Fā jiào shí qǐng bǎo chí héng dìng de shì wēn.
    Please maintain a constant room temperature during fermentation.

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.

室shìroom
温wēntemperature

Room specifies the kind of temperature meant.

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
至
至zhì室shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 溫; 温 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 溫 is based on an older form 𥁕, which drew a person bathing in a container full of warm water. The simplified 温 is a later variant.

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