容积 (róng jī) — volume or capacity (of a container's interior); floor space, usable area (in a building)

Definition

容积 means the interior volume or capacity of a container. It measures the space inside, not floor area of a building (that's 面积).

noun
volume or capacity (of a container's interior)floor spaceusable area (in a building)

Examples

  • 容积。
    Zhè ge shuǐ xiāng de róng jī shì wǔ bǎi shēng.
    The volume of this water tank is 500 liters.
  • 容积。
    Zhè dòng lóu de róng jī chāo guò le yí wàn píng mǐ.
    The floor space of this building exceeds 10,000 square meters.
  • 容积。
    Cè liáng zhè ge róng qì de róng jī xū yào zhǔn què shù jù.
    Measuring the volume of this container requires accurate data.

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.

容róngcontain
积jīvolume

The volume (积) that can be contained (容).

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng容róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 容, the 宀 (roof) part points to holding or containing, and 公 gives the sound.

Open 容 →

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 積; 积 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
責
責zé積jī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 積 pairs 禾 (grain) with 責, which gives the sound; the simplified 积 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 积 →

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