磁 cí — magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
磁铁能把铁钉吸过来。Cí tiě néng bǎ tiě dīng xī guò lái.A magnet can attract iron nails.
Common words: 磁带 (cí dài)、磁盘 (cí pán)、磁卡 (cí kǎ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "porcelain"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "porcelain", including 磁 (cí), 瓷 (cí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "porcelain" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 磁 (cí), 瓷 (cí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading cí, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 磁 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 磁 címagnetic; magnetism; porcelainUseful words: 磁带, 磁盘
- 瓷 cíchinaware; porcelainUseful words: 陶瓷, 瓷器
Common words for these 2 "porcelain" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 磁 (cí) — so "porcelain" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "porcelain".
瓷 cí — chinaware; porcelain
这套瓷器又精美又实用。Zhè tào cí qì yòu jīng měi yòu shí yòng.This set of porcelain is both beautiful and practical.
Common words: 陶瓷 (táo cí)、瓷器 (cí qì)、瓷实 (cí shi)
All 2 characters
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