耀斑 (yào bān) — solar flare | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

solar flare

Measure word · 次

Examples

耀斑。
Tài yáng shàng chū xiàn le jù dà de yào bān.
A huge solar flare appeared on the sun.
耀斑。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū yào bān duì dì qiú de yǐng xiǎng.
Scientists are studying the impact of solar flares on Earth.
耀斑。
Zhè cì yào bān de qiáng dù fēi cháng gāo.
The intensity of this solar flare is very high.

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.

“耀” gives brightness and “斑” gives a spot, hence a bright spot or flare.

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.

光翟耀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

光光guānglight; beam; ray

Sound part声符shēngfú

翟

翟zhái耀yào

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

耀 has 光 (light; beam; ray) beside 翟, and 翟 gives the sound.

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

文文wénpattern

Sound part声符shēngfú

班

班bān斑bān

Same sound today

斑 uses 文 to show a pattern and 班 to give its sound.

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