厚度 (hòu dù) — thickness | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

thickness

Examples

厚度。
Zhè běn shū de hòu dù shì wǔ lí mǐ.
The thickness of this book is five centimeters.
厚度。
Nǐ xū yào liàng yí xià mù bǎn de hòu dù.
You need to measure the thickness of the wooden board.
厚度，。
Bīng de hòu dù bú gòu hòu, bù néng zǒu shàng qù.
The ice's thickness is not enough; you can't walk on it.

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.

度dùdegree

厚 gives thick, and 度 gives the amount, meaning how thick something is.

Characters in this word

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

厂厂chǎngcliff; cave on a cliff
𣆪𣆪𣆪jug

The shape of 厚 puts 𣆪, a jug, beneath 厂, a cliff or cave.

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

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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HSK 3.0 Level 5 Size & Dimension

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