气象学 (qì xiàng xué) — meteorology | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

meteorology

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Tā shì yì míng qì xiàng xué jiā.
He is a meteorologist.
气象学。
qì xiàng xué Shì yán jiū tiān qì hé qì hòu de kē xué.
Meteorology is the science that studies weather and climate.
气象学。
Tā dà xué xué de shì qì xiàng xué.
He studied meteorology in university.

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.

气象weather phenomena

气qìair/weather象xiàngphenomena

偏正Modifier + head

The 气象 part names weather phenomena, and 学 marks the field of study.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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

象 is drawn as an elephant, with a long trunk, a head, and a big body.

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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