过氧化氢 (guò yǎng huà qīng) — hydrogen peroxide

Definition

noun

hydrogen peroxide

过氧化氢。
guò yǎng huà qīng Kě yǐ yòng lái xiāo dú shāng kǒu.
Hydrogen peroxide can be used to disinfect wounds.
过氧化氢。
Shí yàn shì lǐ yǒu yì píng guò yǎng huà qīng.
There is a bottle of hydrogen peroxide in the lab.
过氧化氢。
guò yǎng huà qīng Shì yì zhǒng qiáng yǎng huà jì.
Hydrogen peroxide is a strong oxidizing agent.

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 過; 过 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

咼

咼wāi過guò

Same sound today

The traditional form 過 pairs 辵 (walk) with 咼 as a sound component; the simplified 过 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

養

養yǎng氧yǎng

Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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 氫; 氢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

气气qìair; gas

Sound part声符shēngfú

輕

輕qīng氫qīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 氫 combines 气 (air; gas) with 輕, which gives the pronunciation qīng; the simplified 氢 is a later shorthand.