化合物 (huà hé wù) — chemical compound | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chemical compound

Measure word · 种

Examples

化合物。
Shuǐ shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de huà hé wù.
Water is a common chemical compound.
化合物。
Zhè zhǒng huà hé wù zài gōng yè zhōng hěn zhòng yào.
This compound is very important in industry.
化合物。
Kē xué jiā hé chéng le xīn de huà hé wù.
Scientists synthesized a new compound.

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.

化合combine

化huàchange合héjoin

联合Coordinate

化合 means elements combine, and 物 marks the resulting substance.

Characters in this word

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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

亼口合

亼亼jí
口口kǒumouth

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

Appears in

Physics & Chemistry

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