沉淀物 (chén diàn wù) — sediment | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sediment

Measure word · 种

Examples

沉淀物。
Hé shuǐ lǐ de chén diàn wù jīng guò duō nián duī jī xíng chéng le hé chuáng.
The sediment in the river water accumulated over many years to form the riverbed.
，沉淀物。
Zhè bēi kā fēi fàng jiǔ le, bēi dǐ yǒu yī céng chén diàn wù.
This cup of coffee has been sitting for a while; there's a layer of sediment at the bottom.
沉淀物。
Gōng yè fèi shuǐ xū yào guò lǜ diào chén diàn wù cái néng pái fàng.
Industrial wastewater needs to filter out sediment before being discharged.

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.

沉淀settling

沉chénsink淀diànsettle

联合Side by side

沉淀 is settling, and 物 is a thing, so it means sediment.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

定

定dìng淀diàn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

淀 pairs 水 (water) with 定, which gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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