溶剂 (róng jì) — solvent | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

solvent

Examples

溶剂。
Zhè zhǒng róng jì zài shí yàn shì lǐ shǐ yòng.
This solvent is used in the laboratory.
溶剂。
Nǐ xū yào wèi zhè ge fǎn yìng xuǎn zé hé shì de róng jì.
You need to choose the right solvent for this reaction.
溶剂。
Zhè ge róng jì huī fā dé hěn kuài.
This solvent evaporates quickly.

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.

溶róngdissolve

溶 'dissolve' and 剂 'agent' combine to mean a solvent.

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.

氵容溶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

容

容róng溶róng

Same sound today

溶 has 氵 (water) on the left and 容 on the right, with 容 giving the sound róng.

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.

齊刂劑

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.

Appears in

Physics & Chemistry

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