磷酸 (lín suān) — phosphoric acid | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

phosphoric acid

磷酸。
Shí yàn shì lǐ xū yào yòng dào lín suān lái fēn xī yàng pǐn.
Phosphoric acid is needed in the lab to analyze samples.
磷酸。
Zhè zhǒng féi liào hán yǒu dà liàng de lín suān.
This fertilizer contains a large amount of phosphoric acid.
磷酸。
Kě lè lǐ yě tiān jiā le lín suān lái zēng jiā fēng wèi.
Cola also has phosphoric acid added to enhance flavor.

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.

磷línphosphorus

磷 names phosphorus, and 酸 names an acid.

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.

石粦磷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shístone

Sound part声符shēngfú

粦

粦lín磷lín

Same sound today

磷 is built from 石 (stone) and 粦, which provides the sound.

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

酉夋酸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

夋

夋qūn酸suān

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

酸 is built from 酉 and 夋, and 夋 gives the sound.

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