电子器件 (diàn zǐ qì jiàn) — electronic component

Definition

A technical term for 'electronic component' — a discrete part of a circuit (resistor, capacitor, etc.), as distinct from a finished device or piece of equipment.

idiom
electronic component

Examples

  • 电子器件，。
    Zhè ge diàn zǐ qì jiàn hěn xiǎo, dàn gōng néng hěn qiáng.
    This electronic component is very small but very powerful.
  • 电子器件。
    Tā zhèng zài yán jiū xīn de diàn zǐ qì jiàn.
    He is researching new electronic components.
  • 电子器件。
    diàn zǐ qì jiàn De zhì liàng zhí jiē yǐng xiǎng chǎn pǐn de xìng néng.
    The quality of electronic components directly affects product performance.

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.

电子electronic
电diànelectricity子zǐparticle
偏正Modifier + head
器件device part
器qìdevice件jiànpart
联合Side by side

Electronic describes the kind of component, so it denotes a part used in electronics.

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 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 →

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

Open 器 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

件 is made of 人, 'man', and 牛, 'cow'.

Open 件 →

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