多孔 (duō kǒng) — porous | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

porous

多孔。
Zhè zhǒng duō kǒng cái liào kě yǐ guò lǜ shuǐ zhōng de zá zhì.
This porous material can filter impurities from water.
多孔。
duō kǒng Jié gòu yǒu zhù yú shēng yīn de xī shōu.
The porous structure helps absorb sound.
多孔。
Huǒ shān yán shì yì zhǒng tiān rán de duō kǒng shí tou.
Volcanic rock is a type of natural porous stone.

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.

多 expresses many, and 孔 means holes, so together they describe having many holes.

Characters in this word

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

多 originally showed two pieces of meat placed together; the repeated meat shape gives the sense of many.

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

孔 pairs 丿 (an opening) with 子 (a child), showing an opening in a newborn's skull.