HSK 6 · Science

固体 gùtǐ “solid (matter)” in Chinese

Traditional 固體

What 固体 means

  1. solid (matter)
  2. solid

How to say 固体

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale固gù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale体tǐ3rd tone, dipping

固体 in a sentence

  1. 水结冰后成为固体。

    Shuǐ jiébīng hòu chéngwéi gùtǐ.

    Water becomes a solid when it freezes.

    Sentence #334102 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 水是液体。冻起来就成了固体。

    Shuǐ shì yètǐ. Dòng qǐlai jiù chéng le gùtǐ.

    Water is a liquid. When it freezes, it becomes a solid.

    Sentence #787295 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 固体 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 固 (gù) with each of its parts in a different colour
固gùhard
  • 囗enclosure · wéiMeaning part
  • 古old · gǔSound part

囗 hints at the meaning (enclosure); 古 (gǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with gù.

The character 体 (tǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
体tǐbody
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 本root · běn

Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.

How to write 固体

固 8 strokes · 体 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

固体 (gùtǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 固体 (gùtǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 固体

Words with 固

固定gùdìng · to fix巩固gǒnggù · to consolidate固有gùyǒu · inherent固执gùzhí · stubborn坚固jiāngù · sturdy牢固láogù · firm顽固wángù · stubborn凝固nínggù · to solidify固然gùrán · admittedly根深蒂固gēnshēndìgù · deep-rooted

Words with 体

身体shēntǐ · body体育tǐyù · physical training体育馆tǐyùguǎn · gymnasium体会tǐhuì · to know from experience体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体现tǐxiàn · to embody体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself具体jùtǐ · specific集体jítǐ · collective (decision)媒体méitǐ · media

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钙gài · calcium杠杆gànggǎn · lever更新gēngxīn · to update公式gōngshì · formula故障gùzhàng · fault航天hángtiān · spaceflight合成héchéng · to synthesise话筒huàtǒng · microphone

FAQs

固体 (gùtǐ) means “solid (matter)” or “solid”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it gùtǐ: gù with a 4th tone, then tǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 固体 is written 固體. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 固体 from the suggestions. Typing guti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
固体 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.