纯氧 (chún yǎng) — pure oxygen | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pure oxygen

纯氧。
Yī shēng gěi bìng rén xī chún yǎng.
The doctor gave the patient pure oxygen to inhale.
纯氧。
Yùn dòng yuán zài bǐ sài hòu xū yào bǔ chōng chún yǎng.
Athletes need to replenish pure oxygen after competitions.
纯氧。
Qián shuǐ yuán xū yào chún yǎng cái néng zài shuǐ xià dài hěn jiǔ.
Divers need pure oxygen to stay underwater for a long time.

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, meaning pure, combines with 氧, meaning oxygen, to describe oxygen without impurities.

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.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

養

養yǎng氧yǎng

Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.