氯化物 (lǜ huà wù) — chloride | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chloride

Measure word · 种

Easily confused

氯化物。
Zhè zhǒng shuǐ lǐ hán yǒu hěn gāo de lǜ huà wù.
This water contains a high level of chloride.
氯化物。
lǜ huà wù Cháng jiàn yú shí yòng yán zhōng.
Chloride is commonly found in table salt.
氯化物。
Gōng yè fèi shuǐ zhōng hán yǒu yǒu hài de lǜ huà wù.
Industrial wastewater contains harmful chloride.

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.

氯化chlorinated

氯lǜchlorine化huàchemical change

偏正Modifier + head

物wùsubstance

氯 supplies chlorine, 化 gives chemical change, and 物 names the resulting substance.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

彔

彔lù氯lǜ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

氯 pairs 气 (gas) with 彔, which gives the sound; 彔 is also a shortened form of a character meaning green.

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

Same sound today

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