声频 (shēng pín) — acoustic frequency

Definition

noun
acoustic frequency

Examples

  • 声频。
    Zhè ge shè bèi kě yǐ cè liáng shēng pín de biàn huà.
    This device can measure changes in acoustic frequency.
  • 声频。
    shēng pín Xìn hào xū yào jīng guò fàng dà qì chǔ lǐ.
    Acoustic frequency signals need to be processed through an amplifier.
  • 声频2020000。
    Rén lèi ěr duo néng tīng dào de shēng pín fàn wéi shì 20 dào 20000 hè zī.
    The range of acoustic frequencies that the human ear can hear is 20 to 20,000 hertz.

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.

声shēngsound
频pínfrequency

声 sound and 频 frequency combine to name sound frequency.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

Open 声 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頻; 频 is its simplified writing.

For 频, the traditional form 頻 came from an older form showing a person near water and meaning 'on the verge'; one part was later removed to mark the 'frequent' use.

Open 频 →

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