岩浆 (yán jiāng) — magma | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

magma

Examples

，岩浆。
Huǒ shān pēn fā shí, yán jiāng cóng dì dǐ yǒng chū.
When a volcano erupts, magma gushes out from underground.
岩浆。
yán jiāng Lěng què hòu biàn chéng yán shí.
After magma cools, it turns into rock.
岩浆。
Kē xué jiā yán jiū le zhè kuài yán jiāng de chéng fèn.
Scientists studied the composition of this piece of magma.

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.

岩yánrock

浆jiāngliquid

岩 and 浆 combine to name molten rock.

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 巖; 岩 is its simplified writing.

山嚴巖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

嚴

嚴yán巖yán

Same sound today

The traditional form 巖 combines 山 (mountain) with 嚴, a part that gives the sound; the simplified 岩 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the original parts.

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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 漿; 浆 is its simplified writing.

將水漿

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

將

將jiāng漿jiāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 漿 uses 水 to show a liquid and 將 for the sound. The simplified 浆 is a later shorthand, so its shape is not the historical one.

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