抛光剂 (pāo guāng jì) — polishing compound, polish

Definition

noun

polishing compoundpolish

抛光剂。
Zhè zhǒng pāo guāng jì kě yǐ qù chú chē qī shàng de huá hén.
This polish can remove scratches on car paint.
抛光剂。
Zhū bǎo shī fu yòng pāo guāng jì huī fù le xiàng liàn de guāng zé.
The jeweler used polishing compound to restore the necklace's luster.
抛光剂，。
Shǐ yòng qián qǐng yáo yún pāo guāng jì, rán hòu tú mǒ zài biǎo miàn.
Shake the polish well before use, then apply it to the surface.

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.

抛光polish

补充Verb + complement

剂jìsubstance

抛光 means to polish, and 剂 is a substance; together they name a polishing preparation.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 拋; 抛 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 拋, not 抛, shows 手 (hand), 尤, and 力 (power).

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

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

齊刂劑

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刂Written in full as刀dāo

Sound part声符shēngfú

齊

齊qí劑jì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.