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离子 (lí zǐ) — ion

Definition

noun
ion
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 离子。
    Shuǐ zhōng yǒu hěn duō lí zǐ.
    There are many ions in water.
  • 离子。
    Zhè zhǒng wù zhì zài shuǐ zhōng fēn jiě chéng lí zǐ.
    This substance decomposes into ions in water.
  • 离子。
    Róng yè zhōng de lí zǐ kě yǐ dǎo diàn.
    The ions in a solution can conduct electricity.

Origin

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.

离líseparate
子zǐparticle

离 means to separate, and 子 names the resulting particle.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 離; 离 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuībird
Sound part声符shēngfú
离
离lí離lí
Same sound today

The traditional form 離 pairs 隹, a bird, with the sound part 离; the simplified 离 is a shorthand. This form first wrote a black-naped oriole, and the sound was borrowed for 'leave'.

Open 离 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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