物质

Etymology · 词源

“物”的历史构形可以这样理解：牛主要提示意义范围；勿主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “质”的历史构形可以这样理解：斤与现代简化字形有关；斤、贝的历史作用尚不明确。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“物质”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 勿 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "variety", depicting the variety of colors on a cow. Later the meaning shifted to "things". Simplified form of 質. Origin unclear. The traditional component 斤 was removed for simplification. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 物质 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。