绝缘层 (jué yuán céng) — insulating layer, insulation layer

Definition

noun
insulating layerinsulation layer
Measure word · 层

Examples

  • 绝缘层。
    Diàn xiàn wài miàn yǒu yī céng jué yuán céng.
    There is an insulating layer on the outside of the wire.
  • 绝缘层。
    Zhè ge jué yuán céng kě yǐ fáng zhǐ lòu diàn.
    This insulation layer can prevent electrical leakage.
  • 绝缘层。
    Shī gōng shí bì xū bǎo hù hǎo jué yuán céng.
    During construction, you must protect the insulating layer.

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.

绝缘insulate
绝juécut off缘yuánconnection
动宾Verb + object
层cénglayer

绝缘 means to cut off contact, and 层 is a layer: insulating layer.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絕; 绝 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 絕, 刀 (knife) and 幺 (silk) show a knife cutting silk threads. The simplified 绝 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original picture.

Open 绝 →

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 緣; 缘 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
彖
彖tuàn緣⁰yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 緣 puts 糸 (silk) beside 彖, which gives the sound; the simplified 缘 is a later abbreviation.

Open 缘 →

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 層; 层 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
曾
曾céng層céng
Same sound today

The traditional form 層 uses 尸 for the meaning and 曾 for the sound; the simplified 层 is a later abbreviation.

Open 层 →

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