接口 (jiē kǒu) — interface (technical, computer hardware or soft…

Definition

noun

interface (technical, computer hardware or software)gateway (connection point between networks)

Measure word · 个

接口。
Zhè ge shè bèi yǒu hěn duō bù tóng lèi xíng de jiē kǒu.
This device has many different types of interfaces.
接口。
Wǒ men xū yào gēng xīn ruǎn jiàn de jiē kǒu cái néng lián jiē.
We need to update the software interface to connect.
接口。
Zhè ge xì tǒng zhī chí duō zhǒng tōng xìn jiē kǒu.
This system supports multiple communication interfaces.

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.

接 (connect) and 口 (opening) combine to mean a connecting opening or interface.

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.

扌妾接

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

妾

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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