光谱仪 (guāng pǔ yí) — spectrometer

Definition

noun
spectrometer
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 光谱仪。
    Kē xué jiā yòng guāng pǔ yí fēn xī wù zhì de chéng fèn.
    Scientists use spectrometers to analyze the composition of substances.
  • 光谱仪。
    Zhè tái guāng pǔ yí kě yǐ cè liáng bù tóng bō cháng de guāng xiàn.
    This spectrometer can measure light of different wavelengths.
  • 光谱仪。
    Wǒ men shí yàn shì zuì jìn mǎi le yì tái xīn de guāng pǔ yí.
    Our lab recently bought a new spectrometer.

Origin

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.

光谱spectrum
光guānglight谱pǔspectrum
偏正Modifier + head
仪yíinstrument

光谱 means the spectrum of light, and 仪 is an instrument for analyzing it.

Characters in this word

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

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

Open 光 →

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 譜; 谱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsound
Sound part声符shēngfú
普
普pǔ譜pǔ(r)
Same sound today

In the traditional form 譜, 言 relates to sound and 普 gives the pronunciation; this explanation is about 譜, not the simplified 谱.

Open 谱 →

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 儀; 仪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì儀yí
Same sound today

In the traditional form 儀, the left part 亻 shows a person, and the right part 義 supplies the sound. This description is about 儀, not the simplified 仪.

Open 仪 →

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