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粘合剂 (nián hé jì) — adhesive, glue, binder

Definition

noun
adhesivegluebinder

Examples

  • 粘合剂。
    Zhè zhǒng nián hé jì fēi cháng shì hé nián hé sù liào.
    This adhesive is very suitable for bonding plastics.
  • 粘合剂。
    Tā zài gōng yè zhōng shǐ yòng zhè zhǒng nián hé jì.
    He uses this adhesive in industry.
  • 粘合剂。
    Zhè zhǒng nián hé jì zài gāo wēn xià yě néng bǎo chí nián xìng.
    This adhesive can maintain its stickiness even at high temperatures.

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.

粘合bonding
粘niánstick合héjoin
联合Coordinate
剂jìagent

A 剂 that 粘 and 合, a bonding preparation.

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
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn粘zhān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

粘 pairs 米 (rice) with 占, which gives the sound. The 米 part is the rice in glutinous, sticky rice.

Open 粘 →

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

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

Open 合 →

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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