氧化物 (yǎng huà wù) — oxide | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oxide

Easily confused

Examples

氧化物。
Shuǐ shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de yǎng huà wù.
Water is a common oxide.
氧化物。
Tiě shēng xiù hòu biàn chéng le yǎng huà wù.
Iron turns into an oxide after rusting.
氧化物。
Zhè zhǒng yǎng huà wù zài gōng yè zhōng yòng tú hěn guǎng.
This type of oxide has a wide range of uses in industry.

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.

氧化oxidation

氧yǎngoxygen化huàchange

偏正Modifier + head

氧化 expresses a change involving 氧, and 物 names the substance, so 氧化物 means an oxide.

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

气气qìgas

Sound part声符shēngfú

養

養yǎng氧yǎng

Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.

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

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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