纯金 (chún jīn) — pure gold | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pure gold

纯金99.9%。
Zhè kuài chún jīn shì 99. 9% de.
This piece of pure gold is 99.9% pure.
纯金。
Tā yòng chún jīn zuò le yí gè jiè zhi.
He made a ring with pure gold.
纯金。
Zhè tiáo xiàng liàn shì chún jīn de.
This necklace is pure gold.

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' as pure and '金' as gold combine to mean pure gold.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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