接合 (jiē hé) — to connect, join, or link together (especially…

Definition

Technical verb for joining parts together (mechanical, industrial). For general 'connect', use 连接; 接合 is reserved for assembling components.

verb

to connectjoinor link together (especially in technical/mechanical contexts)

接合。
Gōng chéng shī yòng hàn jiē jì shù jiē hé le liǎng kuài gāng bǎn.
The engineer used welding technology to join two steel plates together.
接合。
Zhè zhǒng nián hé jì néng bǎ mù cái hé sù liào láo gù jiē hé.
This adhesive can firmly bond wood and plastic together.
，接合。
Zài zhuāng pèi guò chéng zhōng, bì xū zhèng què jiē hé gè gè líng jiàn.
During assembly, each component must be connected correctly.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

合hécombine

接 and 合 both mean join or combine, together forming 'connect, assemble'.

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.

扌妾接

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

妾

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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

亼口合

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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