溴化物 (xiù huà wù) — bromide | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bromide

Examples

溴化物。
Zhè zhǒng xiù huà wù shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de huà xué shì jì.
This type of bromide is a common chemical reagent.
溴化物。
Yī shēng bú jiàn yì tā fú yòng hán yǒu xiù huà wù de yào wù.
The doctor advised him not to take medications containing bromide.
溴化物。
Shí yàn shì lǐ de xiù huà wù xū yào tuǒ shàn bǎo cún.
The bromide in the lab needs to be properly stored.

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.

溴xiùbromine

化物chemical substance

化huàchemical物wùsubstance

偏正Modifier + head

溴 names bromine, and 化物 gives the sense of a chemical substance formed with it.

Characters in this word

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

氵臭溴

氵水shuǐwater; liquid
臭臭chòustink; odorous

溴 is built from 氵, meaning water or liquid, and 臭, which gives the sound and means stink or odorous.

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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