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石灰石 (shí huī shí) — limestone

Definition

noun
limestone

Examples

  • 石灰石。
    Zhè zhǒng shí huī shí kě yǐ yòng lái zuò shuǐ ní.
    This kind of limestone can be used to make cement.
  • 石灰石。
    Zhè zuò shān zhǔ yào yóu shí huī shí gòu chéng.
    This mountain is mainly composed of limestone.
  • 石灰石。
    shí huī shí Zài gāo wēn xià huì fēn jiě chéng yǎng huà gài.
    Limestone decomposes into calcium oxide under high temperature.

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.

石灰lime
石shístone灰huīash
偏正Modifier + head
石shístone

'石灰' refers to lime, and '石' means stone; together they name limestone.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 石 →

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

灰 shows 火 (fire) that can be touched by 又 (hand), meaning ash.

Open 灰 →

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.

Open 石 →
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