硫化物 (liú huà wù) — (chemistry) sulfide | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(chemistry) sulfide

Measure word · 种

Examples

硫化物。
Zhè zhǒng liú huà wù duì rén tǐ yǒu hài.
This kind of sulfide is harmful to the human body.
硫化物。
Shí yàn shì lǐ bù néng luàn dào liú huà wù.
You cannot dump sulfide carelessly in the lab.
硫化物。
Zhè ge kuàng hán yǒu dà liàng liú huà wù.
This mine contains a large amount of sulfide.

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.

硫化sulfide

硫liúsulfur化huàchange

偏正Modifier + head

物wùsubstance

硫化 gives the sulfide sense, and 物 names a substance, so the word means a chemical sulfide.

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

石石shístone

Sound part声符shēngfú

流

流liú硫liú

Same sound today

The left part 石 is stone; the right part 流 supplies the sound liú.

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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