酸性 (suān xìng) — acidity (chemical property) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A chemistry noun meaning 'acidity' (the acidic property of a substance). Pairs with 碱性 ('alkalinity') as the opposite pole on the pH scale.

noun

acidity (chemical property)

Examples

酸性，。
Zhè zhǒng róng yè de suān xìng hěn qiáng, xū yào xiǎo xīn chǔ lǐ.
This solution has strong acidity and needs to be handled carefully.
酸性。
Tǔ rǎng de suān xìng guò gāo huì yǐng xiǎng zuò wù shēng zhǎng.
Excessive soil acidity can affect crop growth.
，酸性3.5。
Jiǎn cè jié guǒ xiǎn shì, gāi wù zhì de suān xìng zhǐ shù wèi 3. 5.
The test results show that the acidity index of this substance is 3.5.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

性xìngproperty

酸 (acid) and 性 (property) combine to name acidity.

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.

酉夋酸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

夋

夋qūn酸suān

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

酸 is built from 酉 and 夋, and 夋 gives the sound.

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

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

生shēng性xìng

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

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Appears in

Physics & Chemistry

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