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润滑剂 (rùn huá jì) — lubricant

Definition

noun
lubricant

Examples

  • 润滑剂。
    Jī qì xū yào jiā yì xiē rùn huá jì cái néng zhèng cháng yùn zhuǎn.
    The machine needs some lubricant to run properly.
  • 润滑剂，。
    Zhè zhǒng rùn huá jì shì huán bǎo de, bú huì wū rǎn huán jìng.
    This lubricant is environmentally friendly and won't pollute the environment.
  • 润滑剂。
    Qǐng yòng zhuān yòng rùn huá jì bǎo yǎng zì xíng chē liàn tiáo.
    Please use a specialized lubricant to maintain the bicycle chain.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

润滑lubricate
润rùnmoist滑huáslippery
联合Coordinate
剂jìpreparation

润滑 suggests making things smooth, and 剂 denotes a substance used for that.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 潤; 润 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
閏
閏rùn潤rùn
Same sound today

The traditional form 潤 pairs 水 (water) with 閏, which gives the sound and means surplus, to show an ample amount of moisture; the simplified 润 is a later abbreviation.

Open 润 →

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
骨
骨gǔ滑huá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, which gives the sound.

Open 滑 →

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 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí劑jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.

Open 剂 →
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