结晶体 (jié jīng tǐ) — crystal; crystalline substance

Definition

noun
crystalcrystalline substance
Measure word · 颗

Examples

  • 结晶体。
    Zhè kuài jié jīng tǐ fēi cháng piào liang.
    This crystal is very beautiful.
  • 结晶体。
    Kē xué jiā zài yán jiū zhè zhǒng jié jīng tǐ de jié gòu.
    Scientists are studying the structure of this crystal.
  • 结晶体。
    Zhè zhǒng kuàng wù de jié jīng tǐ hěn xiǎo.
    The crystals of this mineral are very small.

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.

结晶crystallize
结jiéform晶jīngcrystal
动宾Verb + object
体tǐbody/object

结 means form, 晶 means crystal, and 体 means body; the word denotes a crystalline object.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

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

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

Open 晶 →

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

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