倾斜度 (qīng xié dù) — gradient; degree of incline

Definition

noun
gradientdegree of incline

Examples

  • 倾斜度，。
    Zhè tiáo lù qīng xié dù hěn dà, kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn.
    This road has a very steep gradient; drive carefully.
  • 倾斜度。
    Wǒ men xū yào cè liáng dà lóu de qīng xié dù.
    We need to measure the tilt of the building.
  • 倾斜度。
    Zhè ge xié pō de qīng xié dù dà yuē shì shí wǔ dù.
    The gradient of this slope is about fifteen degrees.

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.

倾斜tilt
倾qīnglean斜xiéslant
联合Side by side
度dùdegree

倾斜 means tilt, 度 means degree, giving the degree of tilt.

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 傾; 倾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
頃
頃qǐng傾qīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 傾 combines 人 (man) with 頃, which gives the sound; 倾 is the simplified form of 傾.

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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
斗斗dòuladle/dipper
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú斜xié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

斜 pairs 斗, a ladle or dipper, with 余 for sound; the idea of scooping or drawing out was extended to mean a slant.

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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
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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