苯酚 (běn fēn) — phenol | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

phenol

Examples

苯酚。
Shí yàn shì yòng le běn fēn zuò shí yàn.
The lab used phenol to conduct the experiment.
苯酚。
Zhè zhǒng běn fēn róng yè yǒu hěn qiáng de fǔ shí xìng.
This phenol solution is very corrosive.
苯酚。
Yī shēng yòng běn fēn lái xiāo dú shāng kǒu.
The doctor uses phenol to disinfect wounds.

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.

苯běnbenzene

苯 gives the benzene part, and 酚 names the phenol class.

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.

艹本苯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

本

Same sound today

The top part 艹 relates to plants, and the bottom part 本 shows the pronunciation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

酉分酚

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

分

分fēn酚fēn

Same sound today

In 酚, the left part is 酉 and the right part is 分; 分 gives the sound.

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