纯度 (chún dù) — purity | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

purity

纯度。
Zhè zhǒng huà xué wù zhì de chún dù hěn gāo.
This chemical substance has very high purity.
纯度，。
Huáng jīn de chún dù yuè gāo, jià zhí yuè dà.
The higher the purity of gold, the greater its value.
纯度。
Wǒ men xū yào jiǎn cè kōng qì de chún dù.
We need to test the purity of the air.

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.

纯 means pure and 度 conveys degree, expressing purity.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 純; 纯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

屯tún純chún

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 純 pairs 糸 (thread) with 屯 as a sound part; the simplified 纯 is not the form described.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

石

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

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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