固体

固體

gùtǐ

noun #17,161

Meanings

1 solid (as opposed to liquid or gas)

Characters

solid; firm; hard

body; form; substance

Examples

冰是水的固体形态。

Bīng shì shuǐ de gùtǐ xíngtài.

Ice is the solid form of water.

物质有三种状态：固体、液体和气体。

Wùzhì yǒu sān zhǒng zhuàngtài: gùtǐ, yètǐ héqì tǐ.

Matter has three states: solid, liquid, and gas.

Tips

memory

The three states of matter in Chinese all end in 体: 固体 (gùtǐ, solid), 液体 (yètǐ, liquid), 气体 (qìtǐ, gas). 体 means 'body/form.'

Stroke Order

固 gù

体 tǐ