器件 (qì jiàn) — component, part (of a machine or apparatus); electronic device, hardware component

Definition

Technical term for a component or device, especially in electronics and machinery. More specialized than the general word 零件 (spare/replacement part).

noun
componentpart (of a machine or apparatus)electronic devicehardware component
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 器件。
    Zhè zhǒng qì jiàn guǎng fàn yìng yòng yú tōng xìn shè bèi.
    This type of component is widely used in communication equipment.
  • 器件。
    Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jiǎn chá měi gè qì jiàn de xìng néng.
    The engineer is checking the performance of each component.
  • 器件。
    Zhè ge qì jiàn yǐ jīng tíng chǎn le.
    This device has been discontinued.

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.

器qìdevice
件jiànitem

器 (device) and 件 (item) combine to mean a component of a device.

Characters in this word

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

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

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

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

Open 件 →

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