峰值 (fēng zhí) — peak value; peak (of a signal, trend, or data s… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peak valuepeak (of a signal, trend, or data series)

Measure word · 个

Examples

峰值。
Zhè ge xìn hào de fēng zhí dá dào le lì shǐ zuì gāo diǎn.
The peak value of this signal reached an all-time high.
峰值。
Gǔ shì de fēng zhí chū xiàn zài xià wǔ liǎng diǎn.
The stock market peak appeared at 2 p.m.
峰值。
Wǒ men cè liáng le diàn yā de fēng zhí.
We measured the peak voltage.

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.

峰 means peak and 值 means value; together they denote the highest value.

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.

山夆峰

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

夆

夆páng峰fēng

Same sound today

峰 combines 山 (mountain) with 夆, which gives the character its sound.

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

亻直值

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

直

直zhí值zhí

Same sound today

值 is made from 亻 (written in full as 人, a person) and 直, with 直 giving the sound.

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