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清洁剂 (qīng jié jì) — detergent

Definition

noun
detergent
Measure word · 瓶

Examples

  • 清洁剂。
    Zhè zhǒng qīng jié jì hěn yǒu xiào.
    This kind of detergent is very effective.
  • 清洁剂。
    Wǒ men xū yào mǎi yì píng qīng jié jì.
    We need to buy a bottle of detergent.
  • 清洁剂。
    Zhè zhǒng qīng jié jì kě yǐ yòng lái xǐ yī fu.
    This detergent can be used to wash clothes.

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.

清洁clean
清qīngclean洁jiéclean
联合Coordinate
剂jìagent

清洁 “clean” + 剂 “agent” names a substance that cleans.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng清qīng
Same sound today

清 has 氵 (water) on the left and 青 on the right to show its sound.

Open 清 →

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 潔; 洁 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
絜
絜jié潔jié
Same sound today

The traditional form 潔 pairs 氵, a water part, with 絜, which gives the sound; the simplified 洁 is a later abbreviation.

Open 洁 →

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 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí劑jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.

Open 剂 →
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Cleaning & Chores

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