易燃物品 (yì rán wù pǐn) — flammable articles; combustible goods

Definition

A formal term for 'flammable articles / combustible goods,' used on safety labels, in regulations, and in shipping contexts rather than everyday speech. 易燃 means 'easily ignitable'; 物品 is a generic word for 'articles / items.'

noun
flammable articlescombustible goods
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 易燃物品。
    Cāng kù lǐ jìn zhǐ cún fàng yì rán wù pǐn.
    Storing flammable articles in the warehouse is prohibited.
  • 易燃物品。
    Zhè xiē yì rán wù pǐn bì xū tiē shàng jǐng shì biāo zhì.
    These flammable items must have warning labels attached.
  • 易燃物品。
    Yùn shū yì rán wù pǐn shí yào zhù yì fáng huǒ.
    When transporting flammable goods, be careful to prevent fires.

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.

易燃easy to burn
易yìeasy燃ránburn
偏正Modifier + head
物品goods
物wùthing品pǐngoods
联合Side by side

易 (easy) and 燃 (burn) give 'easy to burn', while 物 (thing) and 品 (goods) name the articles.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The early form of 易 was a drawing of a filled container, not a chameleon. It showed something full that could be given out.

Open 易 →

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
火火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
然
然rán燃rán
Same sound today

燃 adds 火 (fire) to 然 to write “burn”; 然 supplied the sound, and 火 was added to make the fire meaning clear.

Open 燃 →

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
牛牛niú
Sound part声符shēngfú
勿
勿wù物wù
Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Open 物 →

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

Open 品 →

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