How to pronounce the word "concrete" on a commercial concrete truck carrying concrete?

The pronunciation, shape and meaning of words are constantly changing with the times. The correct writing and reading methods in the past may not be applicable today. While learning Chinese characters, people are constantly creating Chinese characters or merging their meanings. We often see the word "concrete" on concrete tankers in the street, and many people can't pronounce it correctly. Some people pronounce "work", while others pronounce "all". What is the correct pronunciation of this word and what is its meaning?

The meaning of the word "tóng" is concrete. At the end of the last century, because computers had not spread to all corners of the country, many clerks of construction majors and on-site records kept writing the word "concrete". However, the glyph of concrete is complicated, which wastes time and has a high repetition rate, so many people are thinking about how to simplify the word. A professor came up with the word "artificial stone" instead of "concrete", which reduced the number of strokes and made it easier to write. So this method soon spread in universities. If you look closely, you will find that the word "concrete" just contains the shapes of the words "people, engineering and stone". This simplified method does not spread as fast as people think, and few people know this usage except the students in our school. After students graduated, this writing method gradually spread to the society and was used by people. But this writing is only used in the construction industry and is not recorded in the dictionary.

In the mid-1980s, China Language Reform Commission formally merged the definitions of concrete and concrete after auditing and statistics. Since this Chinese character itself is produced because of the construction industry, and its meaning is concise, why not promote it?

The word concrete not only saves the workload of the staff, but also is easy to understand. As long as you read it a few times, you can know what it means, and it will soon be recognized by everyone in the construction industry. And in the construction industry, even the word "concrete" is used more frequently. Some workers will not only discuss these two words together, but even replace them with "concrete" in most situations where concrete needs to be mentioned.

So, when you see this word in the future, don't pronounce it wrong. It embodies the wisdom and hard work of the creators and promoters of glyphs at that time. We should respect their creative achievements and pass on the meaning of this word. Explain the word in front of friends, or show your architectural knowledge in front of friends.