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导电 (dǎo diàn) — electrical conduction

Definition

noun
electrical conduction

Examples

  • 导电。
    dǎo diàn Shì jīn shǔ de zhòng yào tè xìng zhī yī.
    Electrical conduction is one of the important properties of metals.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào de dǎo diàn xìng néng fēi cháng hǎo.
    The conductive performance of this material is very good.
  • 导电。
    Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū xīn xíng dǎo diàn cái liào.
    Scientists are researching new conductive materials.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

导dǎoconduct
电diànelectricity

'导' means conduct and '电' means electricity, so conducting electricity.

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 →
Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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