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元件 (yuán jiàn) — component, element (especially in electronics or machinery)

Definition

A specific physical or electronic component (a part in a machine or circuit board). 部件 is the broader, more general word for any part or component of a larger object.

noun
componentelement (especially in electronics or machinery)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 元件。
    Zhè ge yuán jiàn shì diàn nǎo lǐ zuì zhòng yào de bù fen.
    This component is the most important part of the computer.
  • 元件。
    Wǒ men xū yào gēng huàn yí gè huài diào de yuán jiàn.
    We need to replace a broken component.
  • 元件。
    Zhè xiē yuán jiàn de zhì liàng jué dìng le zhěng gè xì tǒng de wěn dìng xìng.
    The quality of these components determines the stability of the whole system.

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.

元yuánelement
件jiànpiece

元 points to an element, and 件 marks it as a piece or part.

Characters in this word

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

The shape 元 shows a figure with two lines for a head, one connected to the body and one above it, emphasizing the head.

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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'.

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Appears in
Technology & Engineering

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