陨 yǔn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 员 employee
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
陨石
yǔnshí
meteorite
Characters in this word
石 shí
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 科学家通过分析这块陨石的同位素比例，推测太阳系早期的形成环境。 Kēxuéjiā tōngguò fēnxī zhè kuài yǔnshí de tóngwèisù bǐlì, tuīcè tàiyángxì zǎoqī de xíngchéng huánjìng. By analysing the isotope ratios in this meteorite, scientists inferred the environment in which the early solar system formed.
- 昨晚一颗陨石落在了郊外的田野上，留下了很深的坑。 Zuówǎn yī kē yǔnshí luò zài le jiāowài de tiányě shàng, liúxiàle hěn shēn de kēng. Last night a meteorite fell in a field on the outskirts of town, leaving a very deep pit.
- 博物馆里展出了一块从南极找到的陨石。 Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchūle yī kuài cóng nánjí zhǎodào de yǔnshí. The museum is displaying a meteorite found in Antarctica.
Related words
- 石头 shítou stone
- 石油 shíyóu oil
- 宝石 bǎoshí gemstone
- 化石 huàshí fossil
- 绊脚石 bànjiǎoshí stumbling block; obstacle
- 礁石 jiāoshí reef; rock in the sea
- 水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant dripping wears away stone; persistence brings success
- 水落石出 shuǐluòshíchū the truth comes to light
- 岩石 yánshí rock; stone
- 钻石 zuànshí diamond
- 曙光 shǔguāng dawn; first light; hope
- 星座 xīngzuò constellation; zodiac sign