氩气 (yà qì) — argon (gas) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

argon (gas)

Easily confused

氢气qīng qìlook-alikehydrogen

Examples

氩气。
Hàn jiē shí xū yào yòng dào yà qì zuò wéi bǎo hù qì tǐ.
Argon is needed as a shielding gas during welding.
氩气，。
yà qì Zài kōng qì zhōng hán liàng hěn shǎo, bú dào bǎi fēn zhī yī.
Argon has a very low concentration in the air, less than one percent.
氩气。
Shí yàn shì yòng yà qì tián chōng dēng pào yǐ yán cháng shòu mìng.
The lab fills light bulbs with argon to extend their lifespan.

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.

氩 names argon and 气 means gas, so the word is argon gas.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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