导电性 (dǎo diàn xìng) — electrical conductivity

Definition

noun
electrical conductivity

Examples

  • 导电性。
    Tóng de dǎo diàn xìng fēi cháng hǎo.
    Copper has very good electrical conductivity.
  • 导电性。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào de dǎo diàn xìng hěn dī.
    This material has low electrical conductivity.
  • 导电性。
    Cè shì dǎo diàn xìng xū yào zhuān yòng yí qì.
    Testing electrical conductivity requires specialized instruments.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

导电conduct electricity
导dǎoconduct电diànelectricity
动宾Verb + object
性xìngproperty

导 means conduct and 电 means electricity, so 导电 means conduct electricity; 性 marks that property.

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 導; 导 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
寸寸cùnhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
道
道dào導
Same sound today

The traditional form 導 pairs 道 (path) as the sound part with 寸 (hand), giving the sense of leading someone. The simplified 导 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 导 →

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
申
申shēn電diàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

Open 电 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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