黑洞 (hēi dòng) — (astronomy) black hole; (literally) dark hole,…

Definition

noun

(astronomy) black hole(literally) dark holecave

Measure word · 个

黑洞。
Kē xué jiā fā xiàn le yí gè hēi dòng.
Scientists discovered a black hole.
黑洞，。
Zhè ge shān dòng lǐ yǒu yí gè hēi dòng, hěn hēi.
There is a dark hole in this cave, very dark.
黑洞。
hēi dòng De yǐn lì fēi cháng qiáng.
The gravitational pull of a black hole is extremely strong.

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.

黑 means black and 洞 means hole; together they describe a dark hole or a black hole.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 黑 seems to come from drawing a head marked with dots, usually read as facial tattoos.

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

同

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

洞 combines 水 (water) with 同, which gives the sound tóng.

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