复合物 (fù hé wù) — compound (substance), composite material | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

compound (substance)composite material

Measure word · 种

Examples

复合物。
Zhè zhǒng fù hé wù de qiáng dù fēi cháng gāo.
This type of compound has very high strength.
复合物。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū yì zhǒng xīn xíng fù hé wù.
Scientists are studying a new type of compound.
复合物。
Hěn duō sù liào běn shēn jiù shì fù hé wù.
Many plastics are themselves composite materials.

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.

复合compound

复fùmultiple合hécombine

偏正Modifier + head

复 and 合 describe multiple parts combined, while 物 names such a substance.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 復; 复 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 复 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (复习, 恢复) it is 復; in others (复印, 复杂) (答复, 反复) it is 複 or 覆.

彳复復

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彳彳chìwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

复

复fù復fù

Same sound today

The traditional form 復 combines 彳, a walking part, with 复, a sound part, to show walking back and forth.

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.

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