试剂 (shì jì) — (chemistry) reagent | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(chemistry) reagent

Measure word · 种

试剂。
Zhè zhǒng shì jì zài shí yàn zhōng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
This reagent is very important in experiments.
试剂。
Shí yàn shì xū yào gòu mǎi yì pī xīn de shì jì.
The lab needs to purchase a batch of new reagents.
试剂。
Tā men yòng shì jì jiǎn cè shuǐ zhōng de zhòng jīn shǔ hán liàng.
They use reagents to test the heavy metal content in water.

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.

剂jìpreparation

The “试” part gives testing and “剂” part gives preparation, together meaning a preparation for testing.

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 試; 试 is its simplified writing.

言式試

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

式

Same sound today

The traditional form 試 puts 言 beside 式, and 式 gives the sound; the simplified 试 is the form of this character.

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.

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