色谱仪 (sè pǔ yí) — chromatograph (analytical instrument)

Definition

noun
chromatograph (analytical instrument)
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 色谱仪。
    Shí yàn shì xīn mǎi le yì tái sè pǔ yí.
    The lab bought a new chromatograph.
  • 色谱仪。
    Zhè tái sè pǔ yí néng fēn xī yè tǐ hé qì tǐ.
    This chromatograph can analyze liquids and gases.
  • 色谱仪。
    sè pǔ yí De jiǎn cè jié guǒ fēi cháng zhǔn què.
    The chromatograph's test results are very accurate.

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.

色谱chromatography
色sècolor谱pǔspectrum
偏正Modifier + head
仪yíinstrument

色谱 names chromatography; 仪 names the instrument for it.

Characters in this word

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

  • 爪爪zhuǎclaw; hand
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

Open 色 →

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 譜; 谱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsound
Sound part声符shēngfú
普
普pǔ譜pǔ(r)
Same sound today

In the traditional form 譜, 言 relates to sound and 普 gives the pronunciation; this explanation is about 譜, not the simplified 谱.

Open 谱 →

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 儀; 仪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì儀yí
Same sound today

In the traditional form 儀, the left part 亻 shows a person, and the right part 義 supplies the sound. This description is about 儀, not the simplified 仪.

Open 仪 →

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