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节点 (jié diǎn) — (computing, mathematics, physics) node, vertex; (medicine, biology) nodule

Definition

Technical term meaning 'node' — the point where lines, branches, or connections meet in networks, diagrams, or graphs. In medicine it refers to a small abnormal lump (nodule).

noun
(computing, mathematics, physics) nodevertex(medicine, biology) nodule
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 节点节点。
    Wǎng luò zhōng de měi gè jié diǎn dōu yǔ qí tā jié diǎn xiāng lián.
    Each node in the network is connected to other nodes.
  • 节点。
    Yī shēng fā xiàn tā fèi bù yǒu yí gè jié diǎn.
    The doctor found a nodule in her lung.
  • ，节点。
    Zài zhè ge shù zhuàng tú zhōng, jié diǎn dài biǎo jué cè diǎn.
    In this tree diagram, nodes represent decision points.

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.

节jiéjoint
点diǎnpoint

节 names a joint or connection, and 点 names a precise spot.

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 節; 节 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺮Written in full as竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
即
即jí節jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 節 pairs ⺮ (bamboo) with 即, which gives the sound; the bamboo part points to a node of bamboo. The simplified 节 is a later abbreviation.

Open 节 →

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
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