数组 (shù zǔ) — (noun, computing) array (data structure)

Definition

noun

(noun, computing) array (data structure)

，数组。
Zài biān chéng zhōng, wǒ men jīng cháng yòng shù zǔ lái cún chǔ shù jù.
In programming, we often use arrays to store data.
数组。
Zhè ge shù zǔ lǐ miàn yǒu shí gè shù zì.
There are ten numbers in this array.
数组。
Nǐ kě yǐ tōng guò suǒ yǐn fǎng wèn shù zǔ zhōng de yuán sù.
You can access elements in an array by index.

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.

数 means number and 组 means group, so the term is a group of numbers.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 數; 数 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

婁

婁lóu數shù(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 數 pairs 攴, the meaning part, with 婁, the sound part; the simplified 数 is a shorthand.

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 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

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

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.