光能 (guāng néng) — luminous energy; light energy | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

luminous energylight energy

Examples

光能。
Tài yáng néng diàn chí bǎn kě yǐ bǎ guāng néng zhuǎn huà wèi diàn néng.
Solar panels can convert light energy into electrical energy.
光能。
Zhí wù tōng guò guāng hé zuò yòng bǎ guāng néng chǔ cún zài tǐ nèi.
Plants store light energy in their bodies through photosynthesis.
光能。
Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng cái liào néng gāo xiào xī shōu guāng néng.
This new type of material can efficiently absorb light energy.

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.

光 means light and 能 means energy; together they name energy carried by light.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

火火huǒfire
卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

能 is an old picture of a bear, showing two paws and a face with an open mouth.

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