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纯天然 (chún tiān rán) — all-natural, purely natural

Definition

adjective
all-naturalpurely natural

Examples

  • 纯天然，。
    Zhè kuǎn hù fū pǐn shì chún tiān rán de, bù hán huà xué tiān jiā jì.
    This skincare product is all-natural and contains no chemical additives.
  • 纯天然。
    Tā men jiān chí shǐ yòng chún tiān rán de shí cái zuò cài.
    They insist on using all-natural ingredients for cooking.
  • 纯天然。
    chún tiān rán De chǎn pǐn yuè lái yuè shòu huān yíng.
    All-natural products are becoming more and more popular.

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.

纯chúnpure
天然natural
天tiānnature然ránsuffix
后缀Suffix

纯 gives pure and 天然 gives natural; together they mean all-natural or purely natural.

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 純; 纯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
屯
屯tún純chún
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 純 pairs 糸 (thread) with 屯 as a sound part; the simplified 纯 is not the form described.

Open 纯 →

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
大大dà
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng天tiān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape comes from a frontal standing man 大 with a head; 天 pairs 大 with 丁 for sound.

Open 天 →

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
火火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
肰
肰rán然rán
Same sound today

然 is made from 肰, which gives the sound, and 火, which shows fire, matching the old sense 'to burn'.

Open 然 →
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