涤纶 (dí lún) — polyester fiber | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

polyester fiber

Measure word · 种

涤纶，。
Zhè jiàn yī fu shì dí lún zuò de, hěn nài yòng.
This piece of clothing is made of polyester, very durable.
涤纶。
dí lún Shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de hé chéng xiān wéi.
Polyester fiber is a common synthetic fiber.
涤纶，。
Wǒ xǐ huan chuān dí lún de yī fu, yīn wèi bù róng yì zhòu.
I like wearing polyester clothes because they don't wrinkle easily.

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 滌; 涤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

條

條tiáo滌dí

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

The traditional form 滌 pairs 水 (water) with 條 as a sound part; the simplified 涤 is a later shorthand.

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 綸; 纶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún綸lún

Same sound today

The traditional form 綸 has 糸, silk, as the meaning part and 侖 as the sound part; the simplified 纶 is a later abbreviation.