磁体 (cí tǐ) — magnetic body; magnet | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

magnetic bodymagnet

Measure word · 个

磁体。
Zhè ge cí tǐ de cí xìng hěn qiáng.
This magnetic body has a very strong magnetism.
磁体。
Liǎng gè cí tǐ zhī jiān huì chǎn shēng xī yǐn lì.
Attractive force is generated between two magnetic bodies.
磁体。
Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū xīn xíng cí tǐ.
Scientists are researching new types of magnetic bodies.

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.

磁címagnetic

磁 means magnetic and 体 means body, so the word names a body with magnetic properties.

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.

石兹磁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shírock; stone

Sound part声符shēngfú

兹

Same sound today

磁 is built from 石, meaning rock or stone, and 兹, which gives the sound.

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

骨豊體

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ體tǐ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.