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除臭剂 (chú chòu jì) — deodorant

Definition

noun
deodorant
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 除臭剂。
    Zhè ge chú chòu jì de xiāng wèi hěn hǎo wén.
    This deodorant has a pleasant scent.
  • 除臭剂。
    Xià tiān wǒ měi tiān dōu yòng chú chòu jì.
    I use deodorant every day in summer.
  • 除臭剂。
    Chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng chú chòu jì.
    There are many kinds of deodorant at the supermarket.

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.

除臭remove odor
除chúremove臭chòuodor
动宾Verb + object
剂jìagent

除臭, 'remove odor', plus 剂, 'agent', names a deodorant.

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
阜阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú除chú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

除 is built from 阜 and 余, with 余 giving the sound.

Open 除 →

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

臭 combines 自 (nose) and 犬 (dog), referring to a dog's strong sense of smell; it originally meant 'to smell'.

Open 臭 →

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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Toiletries & Cosmetics

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