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稀释剂 (xī shì jì) — diluent, thinner

Definition

noun
diluentthinner

Examples

  • 稀释剂。
    Zhè zhǒng xī shì jì kě yǐ yòng lái xī shì yóu qī.
    This kind of diluent can be used to thin paint.
  • 稀释剂。
    Shǐ yòng xī shì jì shí yào xiǎo xīn tōng fēng.
    Be careful to ventilate when using thinner.
  • 稀释剂。
    Qǐng àn zhào shuō míng jiā rù shì liàng xī shì jì.
    Please add the appropriate amount of diluent according to the instructions.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

稀释dilute
稀xīthin释shìdissolve
联合Coordinate
剂jìagent

稀释 means make thin or dissolve, and 剂 points to the agent that does it.

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
禾禾hégrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
希
希xī稀
Same sound today

稀 has 禾 (grain) beside 希, and 希 gives the character its sound.

Open 稀 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 釋; 释 is its simplified writing.

  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 睪睪yìto release; to see

The traditional form 釋 puts 釆 (to distinguish) beside 睪, a part that gives the sound and means “to release; to see”; the simplified 释 is a later shortened shape.

Open 释 →

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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