混合物 (hùn hé wù) — mixture | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mixture

Measure word · 种

Examples

混合物。
Zhè zhǒng hùn hé wù kàn qǐ lái xiàng shì yì zhǒng yè tǐ.
This mixture looks like a liquid.
，混合物。
Chú shī bǎ yán hé táng hùn hé zài yì qǐ, zuò chéng le xīn de hùn hé wù.
The chef mixed salt and sugar together to make a new mixture.
，混合物。
Kē xué kè shàng, lǎo shī zhǎn shì le bù tóng wù zhì de hùn hé wù.
In science class, the teacher showed mixtures of different substances.

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.

混合mix

混hùnmix合hécombine

联合Coordinate

'混合' (mix together) plus '物' (thing) names a thing that is mixed.

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.

氵昆混

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn混hùn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

混 pairs 氵 (water) on the left with 昆 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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

亼口合

亼亼jí
口口kǒumouth

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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.

Appears in

Physics & Chemistry

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