重金属 (zhòng jīn shǔ) — (chemistry) heavy metal (e.g., lead, mercury);…

Definition

noun

(chemistry) heavy metal (e.g., lead, mercury)(music) heavy metal

重金属。
Zhè zhǒng zhòng jīn shǔ duì rén tǐ yǒu hài.
This type of heavy metal is harmful to the human body.
重金属。
Wǒ xǐ huan tīng zhòng jīn shǔ yīn yuè.
I like listening to heavy metal music.
重金属。
Gōng chǎng pái fàng de zhòng jīn shǔ wū rǎn le hé shuǐ.
The heavy metals discharged by the factory polluted the river water.

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.

金属metal

偏正Modifier + head

The heavy idea specifies 金属, and 金 gives the metal kind within it.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

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

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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 屬; 属 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

㞑Written in full as尾wěitail

Sound part声符shēngfú

蜀

Same sound today

The traditional form 屬 pairs 㞑 (tail) with 蜀 as a sound part; the simplified 属 is a shorthand.

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