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防腐剂 (fáng fǔ jì) — preservative; antiseptic

Definition

noun
preservativeantiseptic

Examples

  • 防腐剂。
    Zhè zhǒng shí pǐn méi yǒu tiān jiā rèn hé fáng fǔ jì.
    This food product contains no added preservatives.
  • 防腐剂，。
    Mù cái jīng guò fáng fǔ jì chǔ lǐ, kě yǐ yán cháng shǐ yòng shòu mìng.
    Wood treated with preservatives can have a longer service life.
  • 防腐剂。
    Huà zhuāng pǐn zhōng de fáng fǔ jì néng fáng zhǐ xì jūn zī shēng.
    Preservatives in cosmetics prevent bacterial growth.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

防腐prevent decay
防fángprevent腐fǔdecay
动宾Verb + object
剂jìagent

防 means prevent, 腐 means decay, and 剂 means agent, naming something that stops decay.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng防fáng
Same sound today

防 pairs 阝 (written fully as 阜) with 方, which gives the sound.

Open 防 →

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
肉肉ròuflesh; body
Sound part声符shēngfú
府
府fǔ腐fǔ
Same sound today

腐 is built from 肉, meaning flesh or body, and 府, pronounced fǔ, which gives the sound.

Open 腐 →

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.

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.

Open 剂 →
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