接点 (jiē diǎn) — electrical contact | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

electrical contact

Measure word · 个

接点，。
Zhè ge jiē diǎn bù gān jìng, suǒ yǐ diàn lù bù tōng.
This contact is not clean, so the circuit doesn't conduct.
接点。
Nǐ xū yào jiǎn chá měi gè jiē diǎn shì fǒu láo gù.
You need to check whether each contact is secure.
接点。
Hàn jiē shí yào zhù yì bǎo hù jiē diǎn.
When soldering, pay attention to protecting the contacts.

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.

接 means to connect, and 点 names the point where this happens.

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.

扌妾接

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

妾

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

黑占點

Meaning part形符xíngfú

黑黑hēiblack

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn點diǎn(r)

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.