思科 (Sī kē) — Cisco Systems (technology company)

Definition

思科 (Sīkē) is the Chinese brand name for Cisco Systems, the U.S. networking equipment company. Learners will see it mainly in tech and business contexts (routers, network security).

noun
Cisco Systems (technology company)

Examples

  • 思科。
    Sī kē Shì quán qiú zuì dà de wǎng luò shè bèi gōng sī zhī yī.
    Cisco is one of the world's largest networking equipment companies.
  • 思科。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī gēn Sī kē hé zuò kāi fā le xīn de lù yóu qì.
    This company cooperated with Cisco to develop new routers.
  • 思科。
    Sī kē De chǎn pǐn zài wǎng luò ān quán lǐng yù hěn yǒu míng.
    Cisco's products are well-known in the field of network security.

Origin

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
囟
囟xìn思sī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 思, 心 (heart) points to thinking, while the top part is a changed form of 囟, which supplied the sound.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斗斗dòumeasuring tool
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé科kē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

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