二极管 (èr jí guǎn) — diode

Definition

noun
diode
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 二极管。
    èr jí guǎn Shì yì zhǒng cháng yòng de diàn zǐ yuán jiàn.
    A diode is a commonly used electronic component.
  • 二极管。
    Zhè ge diàn lù bǎn shàng ān zhuāng le sān gè èr jí guǎn.
    Three diodes are installed on this circuit board.
  • 二极管。
    Tā zhèng zài jiǎn chá diàn yuán zhōng de èr jí guǎn shì fǒu sǔn huài.
    He is checking whether the diode in the power supply is damaged.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

二极two-electrode
二èrtwo极jíelectrode
偏正Modifier + head
管guǎntube

二 “two”, 极 “electrode”, and 管 “tube” form a two-electrode tube.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí极jí
Same sound today

极 pairs 木 (tree, wood) with 及, which provides the sound.

Open 极 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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