辐射源 (fú shè yuán) — radiation source

Definition

noun
radiation source
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 辐射源，。
    Zhè ge fú shè yuán fēi cháng wēi xiǎn, yào xiǎo xīn.
    This radiation source is very dangerous; be careful.
  • 辐射源。
    Kē xué jiā fā xiàn le yí gè xīn de fú shè yuán.
    Scientists discovered a new radiation source.
  • 辐射源。
    Yī yuàn lǐ shǐ yòng fú shè yuán lái zhì liáo ái zhèng.
    Hospitals use radiation sources to treat cancer.

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.

辐射radiation
辐fúradiate射shèemit
联合Side by side
源yuánsource

辐 and 射 give radiating and emitting, while 源 names the place from which it comes.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 射, the left part comes from 弓 (bow) and 矢 (arrow), and the right part comes from a hand drawing the bowstring.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
原
原yuán源yuán
Same sound today

源 combines 水 (water) and 原 (origin): 水 points to water, and 原 gives the sound.

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