磁 cí
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
磁铁
cítiě
magnet
Characters in this word
铁 tiě
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 失 to lose
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这块磁铁吸力很强，放在精密仪器旁边可能造成干扰。 Zhè kuài cítiě xīlì hěn qiáng, fàng zài jīngmì yíqì pángbiān kěnéng zàochéng gānrǎo. This magnet has very strong attraction, and placing it near precision instruments may cause interference.
- 冰箱门上贴着好几块小磁铁。 Bīngxiāng mén shang tiē zhe hǎo jǐ kuài xiǎo cítiě. Several small magnets are stuck on the fridge door.
- 孩子用磁铁吸起了地上所有的铁钉。 Háizi yòng cítiě xī qǐ le dìshang suǒyǒu de tiědīng. The child used a magnet to pick up all the iron nails on the floor.
Related words
- 磁带 cídài cassette tape; magnetic tape
- 地铁 dìtiě subway
- 地铁站 dìtiězhàn subway station
- 铁 tiě iron
- 铁路 tiělù railway
- 高铁 gāotiě high-speed train
- 钢铁 gāngtiě steel; iron and steel; strong and unyielding
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě resolute and decisive; firm and categorical
- 钙 gài calcium
- 光滑 guānghuá smooth; glossy
- 核 hé nucleus; nuclear
- 稠密 chóumì dense; thick