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兆赫 (zhào hè) — megahertz (MHz), a unit of frequency equal to one million hertz

Definition

A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz, written MHz in English. Mainly used in technical contexts like radio signals and processor speeds.

classifier
megahertz (MHz), a unit of frequency equal to one million hertz

Examples

  • 兆赫兆赫。
    Zhè ge shōu yīn jī néng jiē shōu yì bǎi zhào hè dào yì bǎi wǔ shí zhào hè de pín lǜ.
    This radio can receive frequencies from 100 to 150 MHz.
  • 兆赫。
    Xīn chǔ lǐ qì de sù dù dá dào le sān zhào hè.
    The new processor's speed reached 3 MHz.
  • 兆赫。
    Guǎng bō diàn tái yòng jiǔ shí bā zhào hè de pín lǜ bō chū jié mù.
    The radio station broadcasts programs at 98 MHz.

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.

兆zhàomillion
赫hèhertz

兆 means 'million' and 赫 represents hertz; together they denote a million hertz, a unit of frequency.

Characters in this word

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

The form 兆 shows two 人 (person) parts on either side of a 水 (water) part: two people fleeing with their backs to a flood.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

赫 is made from two copies of the same part, and that part also gives its sound.

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