地核 (dì hé) — earth's core | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

earth's core

Examples

地核。
Kē xué jiā tōng guò yán jiū dì zhèn bō lái liǎo jiě dì hé de jié gòu.
Scientists study seismic waves to understand the structure of the earth's core.
地核，。
dì hé De wēn dù fēi cháng gāo, kě néng chāo guò wǔ qiān shè shì dù.
The temperature of the earth's core is extremely high, possibly exceeding five thousand degrees Celsius.
地核。
Dì qiú de cí chǎng shì yóu dì hé zhōng de yè tài tiě chǎn shēng de.
Earth's magnetic field is generated by the liquid iron in the earth's core.

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.

地 means earth and 核 means core; together they refer to the core of the earth.

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.

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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

木亥核

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

亥

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

核 pairs 木, a tree, with 亥 to give its sound; it originally named a kind of tree, and its later meanings are borrowed.

Appears in

Geography & Landforms Science (General)

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