纸浆 (zhǐ jiāng) — paper pulp (raw material for papermaking); papi… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A technical term for 'paper pulp' — the wet fibrous material used to make paper, and also the base for papier-mâché crafts.

paper pulp (raw material for papermaking)papier-mâché (craft material made from paper pulp)

Examples

纸浆。
Zhè xiē zhǐ jiāng shì yòng lái zào zhǐ de.
This paper pulp is used to make paper.
纸浆。
Tā yòng zhǐ jiāng zuò le yí gè diāo sù.
He made a sculpture out of paper pulp.
纸浆。
Huí shōu de jiù bào zhǐ kě yǐ biàn chéng zhǐ jiāng.
Recycled old newspapers can become paper pulp.

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.

纸 names paper, and 浆 names a soft paste, together meaning paper pulp.

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 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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 漿; 浆 is its simplified writing.

將水漿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

將

將jiāng漿jiāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 漿 uses 水 to show a liquid and 將 for the sound. The simplified 浆 is a later shorthand, so its shape is not the historical one.

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