火山学 (huǒ shān xué) — volcanology | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

volcanology

火山学。
Wǒ duì huǒ shān xué hěn gǎn xìng qù.
I am very interested in volcanology.
火山学。
Tā shì yí wèi yán jiū huǒ shān xué de kē xué jiā.
He is a scientist who studies volcanology.
火山学。
huǒ shān xué Bāng zhù wǒ men liǎo jiě huǒ shān de huó dòng.
Volcanology helps us understand volcanic activity.

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.

火山volcano

偏正Modifier + head

火山 names a fire mountain, and 学 is the study of it.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

火 is a simple drawing of a fire, with flames shown rising upward.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.