稳定剂 (wěn dìng jì) — stabilizer | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stabilizer

Measure word · 种

稳定剂。
Zhè zhǒng shí pǐn wěn dìng jì kě yǐ fáng zhǐ yóu shuǐ fēn lí.
This food stabilizer can prevent oil and water from separating.
，稳定剂。
Huà xué shí yàn zhōng, wěn dìng jì néng ràng hùn hé wù bǎo chí wěn dìng.
In chemical experiments, stabilizers keep the mixture stable.
稳定剂。
Zhè zhǒng wěn dìng jì cháng yòng yú gǎi shàn tǔ rǎng jié gòu.
This stabilizer is often used to improve soil structure.

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.

稳定stable

联合Side by side

剂jìpreparation

稳定 (stable) plus 剂 (preparation) gives a preparation that makes things stable.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying 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 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.