辐 (fú) — (bound form) spoke (of a wheel); (bound form) to radiate; radiation

Definition

辐 is a bound morpheme: it never stands alone but combines with 射, 照, 条 to form words about radiating outward from a center (辐射, 辐照, 辐条 — the spokes of a wheel).

bound form
spoke (of a wheel)to radiateradiation
Easily confused

Examples

  • 。
    Tài yáng de fú shè duì dì qiú hěn zhòng yào.
    The sun's radiation is very important to the Earth.
  • 辐。
    Zhè ge chē lún de fú tiáo duàn le.
    The spoke of this wheel is broken.
  • 辐。
    Kē xué jiā zài yán jiū fú zhào duì shí pǐn de yǐng xiǎng.
    Scientists are studying the effect of irradiation on food.

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