METAL  金屬金

HARD INTENSELY HEAVY SUBSTANCE OFTEN USED FOR PRODUCING ARTEFACTS, TOOLS, AND WEAPONS. []
Hypernym
  • SUBSTANCETHING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS.
    • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
      • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to.
Hyponym
  • BRONZE　METAL of COPPER AND TIN, SOMETIMES also WITH LEAD OR ZINK.
    • SILVER　BRIGHT METAL [].
      • COPPER　RED METAL USED in PRODUCING BRONZE. [Cu]
        • GOLD　MOST EXPENSIVE SOFT METAL. []
          • IRON　COMMON METAL USED FOR MAKING TOOLS. []
            • LEAD-METAL　MOST HEAVY METAL. [Pb]
              • TIN　COMMON METALS, USED FOR MAKING PLATES ETC. [CHEMISTRY] nearly approaching silver in whiteness and lustre, highly malleable and taking a high polish; used in the manufacture of articles of block tin, in the formation of alloys, as bronze, pewter, etc., and, on account of its resistance to oxidation, for making tin-plate and lining culinary and other iron vessels.
                Old Chinese Criteria
                1. Jīn 金 in antiquity usually refers to metal, concretely to bronze or copper.

                2. Shuǐ yín 水銀 refers to mercury.

                3. Cí shí 慈石 refers to a magnet.

                4. Yè 鍱 also refers to an ore.

                5. Xiǎn 銑 refers to any shiny metal.

                6. Gāng 鋼 refers to steel.

                7. Xī 錫 refers to tin.

                8. 鏤 is another term for a steel.

                9. Zhù 鉒 refers to an ore.

                Modern Chinese Criteria
                五金

                金屬

                金銀銅鐵錫

                rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.63

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.64

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.65

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.66

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.67

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.68

                • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.69

                • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 5.575

                Words

                金  jīn OC: krɯm MC: kim 21 AttributionsWD

                Jīn 金 in antiquity usually refers to metal, concretely to bronze or copper.

                  Syntactic words
                • nadVusing metal as an object; using metal as an instrument, using a metal instrument
                • nccpiece of metal
                • nmmetal; sometimes: bronze
                • nmadNmade of metal; mostly: made of bronze
                慈石  cí shí OC: dzɯ djaɡ MC: dzɨ dʑiɛk 2 AttributionsWD

                Cí shí 慈石 refers to a magnet.

                  Syntactic words
                • NPmmagnetite
                水銀  shuǐ yín OC: qhjulʔ ŋɡrɯn MC: ɕi ŋin 2 AttributionsWD

                Shuǐ yín 水銀 refers to mercury.

                  Syntactic words
                • NP{N1adN2}mercury
                磁  cí OC: dzɯ MC: dzɨ 1 AttributionWD
                  Syntactic words
                • nmagnet; lodestone
                • nadNmagnetic
                鉒  zhù OC: tos MC: ʈi̯o 1 AttributionWD

                Zhù 鉒 refers to an ore.

                  Syntactic words
                • nmmineral ore
                銑  xiǎn OC: sɯɯnʔ MC: sen 0 AttributionsWD

                Xiǎn 銑 refers to any shiny metal.

                  Syntactic words
                • nmbright and polished metal (GUOYU)
                鋼  gàng OC: kaaŋs MC: kɑŋ
                鋼  gāng OC: kaaŋ MC: kɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD

                Gāng 鋼 refers to steel.

                  Syntactic words
                • nmsteel (LIE)
                鍱  yè OC: leb MC: jiɛp 0 AttributionsWD

                Yè 鍱 also refers to an ore.

                  Syntactic words
                • nmplates of metal
                鏤  lòu OC: ɡ-roos MC: lu 0 AttributionsWD

                鏤 is another term for a steel.

                  Syntactic words
                • nmsome kind of hard metal (which probably can be used for engravings)
                磁石  cí shí OC: dzɯ djaɡ MC: dzɨ dʑiɛk 0 AttributionsWD
                  Syntactic words
                • NPmagnet

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