波峰 (bō fēng) — wave crest | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The highest point of a wave — the crest or peak. Pair it with 波谷 (bōgǔ, trough) when describing waves, signals, or waveforms in physics and engineering.

noun

wave crest

Measure word · 个

Examples

波峰。
Hǎi làng de bō fēng gāo dá wǔ mǐ.
The wave crest of the sea reached five meters high.
，波峰。
Zài wù lǐ kè shàng, lǎo shī jiǎng jiě le bō fēng hé bō gǔ de qū bié.
In physics class, the teacher explained the difference between wave crests and troughs.
波峰。
Zhè ge xìn hào de bō fēng fēi cháng míng xiǎn.
The wave crest of this signal is very obvious.

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.

波 is the wave and 峰 its peak, so 波峰 names the crest of a wave.

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.

氵皮波

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

皮

皮pí波bō

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 皮 gives the sound.

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

山夆峰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

夆

夆páng峰fēng

Same sound today

峰 combines 山 (mountain) with 夆, which gives the character its sound.

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