聚合物 (jù hé wù) — polymer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

polymer

Measure word · 种

Examples

聚合物。
jù hé wù Shì yóu hěn duō xiǎo fēn zǐ zǔ chéng de.
Polymers are made up of many small molecules.
聚合物。
Zhè zhǒng jù hé wù kě yǐ yòng lái zuò sù liào dài.
This kind of polymer can be used to make plastic bags.
聚合物。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū yì zhǒng xīn de jù hé wù.
Scientists are researching a new type of polymer.

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.

聚合gather and combine

聚jùgather合hécombine

联合Coordinate

聚 means gather and 合 means combine, so 物 names a thing made by joining units.

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.

取乑聚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

乑乑yínthree men

Sound part声符shēngfú

取

取qǔ聚jù

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

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

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

亼口合

亼亼jí
口口kǒumouth

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

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Appears in

Physics & Chemistry

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