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zhǐ

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zhǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐ | zhi3
English translation
ester

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About zhǐ

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

zhǐ

Contains the radical

yǒu

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

chemical

Etymology of zhǐ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

酉旨

Semantic compound

yǒu

Phonetic compound

zhǐ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yǒu represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhǐ

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yòng 不不不不固态 gù tài 聚酯 jù zhǐ bǎn 制作 zhìzuò shì jiān jiē yóu qíng piān lái 制版 zhì bǎn ,不求 gěi 洋间步调 bù diào .

Solid polyester version is direct female slice of seihan without intermediate step.

六亚甲基 jiǎ jī 二异氰酸 zhǐ ( HMDI ) yòng zài 聚物 Zhōng 代替 dàitì 甲苯 jiǎ běn 二异氰酸酯TDI.

Hexamethylene diisocyanate ( HMDI ) may be used in prepolymer, in place of TDI.

酞酸二丁酯一般 yībān yòng lái 作为 zuòwéi zhè lèi 增塑.

Dibutyl phthalate is commonly employed as such a plasticizer.

suān de 烯醇 huā 几乎 jīhū xiàng zhǐ 一样 yīyàng 良好 liánghǎo .

The acid ewolises nearly as well as the ester.

氨基 ān jī 甲酸 jiǎ suān 苯酯 chú yǒu shì 发展 fāzhǎn zuì zǎo de zhǒng 除莠剂.

Phenylcarbamate herbicides were among the earliest herbicides developed.

Words with zhǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhǐ ester zhǐ
聚酯 jù zhǐ polyester聚酯 jù zhǐ
聚氨酯 jù ān zhǐ polyurethane聚氨酯 jù ān zhǐ
酯酶 zhǐ méi esterase, enzyme that breaks up esters by hydrolysis酯酶 zhǐ méi
内酯 nèi zhǐ lactone內酯
聚碳酸酯 jù tàn suān zhǐ polycarbonate聚碳酸酯 jù tàn suān zhǐ
酯化 zhǐ huà esterification酯化 zhǐ huà
丙烯酸酯 bǐng xī suān zhǐ acrylic ester丙烯酸酯 bǐng xī suān zhǐ

zhǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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