水晶石 (shuǐ jīng dàn) — crystal (the mineral, especially rock crystal o…

Definition

noun

crystal (the mineral, especially rock crystal or quartz)

Measure word · 块

水晶石，。
Zhè kuài shuǐ jīng dàn fēi cháng piào liang, wǒ bǎ tā fàng zài shū zhuō shàng.
This piece of crystal is very beautiful; I put it on my desk.
水晶石。
Tā de xiàng liàn shàng xiāng qiàn le yì kē shuǐ jīng dàn.
A crystal was set in her necklace.
水晶石。
shuǐ jīng dàn Cháng bèi yòng lái zhì zuò gè zhǒng zhuāng shì pǐn.
Crystal is often used to make various ornaments.

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.

水晶crystal

偏正Modifier + head

水晶 names a crystal and 石 names a stone, together pointing to a crystal stone.

Characters in this word

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

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

The shape of 石 shows a stone under a cliff-like overhang, or a cave set into a cliff side.