化 合 物

huà hé wùdictionary entry

chemical compound

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Original source entry:

化合物化合物 [hua4 he2 wu4] /chemical compound/

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化
huā
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huà
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[huà xué]
合
gě
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
hé
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale
物
wù
(bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself

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