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三维 (sān wéi) — three-dimensional; 3D

Definition

三维 refers specifically to a three-dimensional space or property (3D), often in math, tech, or graphics. 立体 describes the same idea but is also a noun for a solid geometric figure.

three-dimensional3D

Examples

  • 三维，。
    Zhè bù dòng huà piàn cǎi yòng le zuì xīn de sān wéi jì shù, xiào guǒ fēi cháng bī zhēn.
    This cartoon used the latest 3D technology, and the effect is very realistic.
  • ，三维。
    Zài zhè ge yóu xì zhōng, wán jiā kě yǐ zài sān wéi kōng jiān lǐ zì yóu tàn suǒ.
    In this game, players can freely explore in three-dimensional space.
  • 三维。
    Gōng sī jì huà gòu mǎi yì tái sān wéi sǎo miáo yí lái gǎi jìn gōng zuò liú chéng.
    The company plans to buy a 3D scanner to improve the workflow.

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.

三sānthree
维wéidimension

三 means three and 维 means dimension, giving three dimensions or 3D.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.

Open 三 →

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 維; 维 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
唯
唯wéi維wéi
Same sound today

In the traditional form 維, 糸 marks a thread meaning and 唯 provides the sound; the simplified 维 is a later shortened shape.

Open 维 →
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