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氯化钾 (lǜ huà jiǎ) — potassium chloride

Definition

noun
potassium chloride

Examples

  • 氯化钾。
    Yī shēng jiàn yì wǒ měi tiān bǔ chōng lǜ huà jiǎ.
    The doctor advised me to take potassium chloride every day.
  • 氯化钾。
    Zhè zhǒng féi liào lǐ hán yǒu lǜ huà jiǎ.
    This fertilizer contains potassium chloride.
  • 氯化钾。
    Shí yàn shì xū yào gòu mǎi yì píng lǜ huà jiǎ.
    The lab needs to buy a bottle of potassium chloride.

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.

氯化chlorinated
氯lǜchlorine化huà
后缀Suffix
钾jiǎpotassium

氯化 (chlorinated) and 钾 (potassium) together mean potassium chloride.

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
气气qìgas
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù氯lǜ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

氯 pairs 气 (gas) with 彔, which gives the sound; 彔 is also a shortened form of a character meaning green.

Open 氯 →

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

Open 化 →

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 鉀; 钾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
甲
甲jiǎ鉀jiǎ
Same sound today

The traditional form 鉀 pairs 金 (metal) with 甲 (armour) as a sound part; the simplified 钾 is a later shorthand.

Open 钾 →
Appears in
Materials & SubstancesPhysics & Chemistry

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