加密 (jiā mì) — to encrypt | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

加密 (jiāmì) is a technical verb meaning 'to encrypt' — turning data or messages into coded form to protect privacy, used in computing and information security contexts.

verb

to encrypt

Examples

加密。
Qǐng bǎ zhè ge wén jiàn jiā mì.
Please encrypt this file.
，加密。
Wèi le bǎo hù yǐn sī, suǒ yǒu shù jù dōu jiā mì le.
To protect privacy, all data has been encrypted.
加密。
Tā men yòng zuì xīn jì shù jiā mì xìn xī.
They encrypt information using the latest technology.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

加jiāadd

密mìsecrecy

加 means to add or apply, and 密 is secrecy or cipher, giving the idea of making data secret.

Characters in this word

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

力口加

力力lìstrength
口口kǒumouth

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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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.

宓山密

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

宓

宓mì密mì

Same sound today

密 pairs 山 (mountain) with 宓 (mì), which gives the pronunciation, to picture something hidden in the mountains, hence secret.

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