恒温 (héng wēn) — constant temperature

Definition

noun
constant temperature

Examples

  • 恒温。
    Zhè ge shí yàn shì xū yào bǎo chí héng wēn.
    This laboratory needs to maintain a constant temperature.
  • 恒温。
    héng wēn Xì tǒng duì shí pǐn bǎo cún fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    A constant temperature system is very important for food preservation.
  • 恒温。
    Nuǎn qì shè bèi kě yǐ wéi chí shì nèi de héng wēn.
    The heating equipment can maintain a constant temperature indoors.

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.

恒héngconstant
温wēntemperature

恒 gives the constant sense, and 温 names temperature.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 恆; 恒 is its simplified writing.

  • 心心xīnheart
  • 亙亙gènpartial moon

The traditional form 恆 pairs 心, a heart, with 亙, a partial moon, which provides the sound; 恒 is a later simplified shape.

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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 溫; 温 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 溫 is based on an older form 𥁕, which drew a person bathing in a container full of warm water. The simplified 温 is a later variant.

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