光谱分析 (guāng pǔ fēn xī) — spectrographic analysis

Definition

noun
spectrographic analysis

Examples

  • 光谱分析。
    Shí yàn shì yòng guāng pǔ fēn xī lái què dìng wù zhì de chéng fèn.
    The lab uses spectrographic analysis to determine the composition of substances.
  • 光谱分析。
    guāng pǔ fēn xī Zài tiān wén xué zhōng hěn zhòng yào.
    Spectrographic analysis is very important in astronomy.
  • 光谱分析。
    Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng guāng pǔ fēn xī yí qì fēi cháng jīng què.
    This new type of spectrographic analysis instrument is very precise.

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
分析analysis
分fēndivide析xīanalyze
联合Side by side

光谱分析 is 分析, analysis, of 光谱, a spectrum of 光, light.

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 →

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

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

Open 分 →

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

析 shows 斤 (axe) next to 木 (wood), depicting an axe splitting wood.

Open 析 →

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