静电 (jìng diàn) — static electricity | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

static electricity

静电。
Dōng tiān tuō máo yī shí huì tīng dào jìng diàn de shēng yīn.
You can hear the sound of static electricity when taking off a sweater in winter.
静电。
Cāo zuò diàn zǐ shè bèi qián zuì hǎo xiān shì fàng jìng diàn.
It's best to discharge static electricity before operating electronic devices.
静电，。
Zhè shuāng xié de jìng diàn hěn qiáng, zǒu lù shí zǒng shì diàn dào rén.
These shoes have strong static electricity; they always shock people when walking.

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diànelectricity

静 gives stillness and 电 gives electricity, naming charge that stays on surfaces.

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 靜; 静 is its simplified writing.

青爭靜

The traditional form 靜, not the simplified 静, uses 青 and 爭 for sound; an old source also treats 青 (blue) as a meaning part.

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

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.

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