试纸 (shì zhǐ) — test paper (e.g. litmus paper, pH paper, pregna… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

test paper (e.g. litmus paper, pH paper, pregnancy test strip)

Measure word · 张

Examples

试纸。
Yòng shì zhǐ cè yí xià róng yè de suān jiǎn dù.
Use test paper to measure the pH of the solution.
试纸，。
Tā yòng le yàn yùn shì zhǐ, jié guǒ shì yáng xìng.
She used a pregnancy test strip and the result was positive.
试纸。
Zhè zhǒng shì zhǐ yù suān huì biàn hóng.
This kind of test paper turns red when it contacts acid.

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.

“试” (test) and “纸” (paper) together name paper used 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

式shì試shì

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 紙; 纸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

氏

氏shì紙zhǐ

Same sound today

For 纸, the traditional form 紙 combines 糸 (silk) with 氏 (the sound part).

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