钛 (tài) — titanium
Definition
noun
titanium
Measure word · 种
Easily confused
- 肽tàilook-alikepeptide
- 太tàisound-aliketoo, excessively (often with 了)
- 呔dāilook-alike(classical interjection) hey! stop! (a sudden shout to get attention, used in early vernacular novels)
- 泰tàisound-alikepeace, calm
- 汰tàilook-aliketo eliminate through competition or selection (bound form, used in compounds like 淘汰)
- 态tàisound-alikestate; condition
Examples
- 钛。tài Shì yì zhǒng hěn qīng de jīn shǔ.Titanium is a very light metal.
- 钛，。tài De qiáng dù hěn gāo, dàn zhòng liàng hěn qīng.Titanium's strength is very high, but its weight is very light.
- 钛。Fēi jī shàng yòng le hěn duō tài.Airplanes use a lot of titanium.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 鈦; 钛 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 鈦 pairs 金, meaning metal, with 太, which gives the sound; the simplified 钛 is a later shorthand.
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