晶体管 (jīng tǐ guǎn) — transistor

Definition

noun
transistor
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 晶体管。
    jīng tǐ guǎn Shì xiàn dài diàn zǐ shè bèi zhōng fēi cháng zhòng yào de yuán jiàn.
    Transistors are very important components in modern electronic devices.
  • 晶体管，。
    Zhè tái lǎo shōu yīn jī yòng de shì jīng tǐ guǎn, bú shì diàn zǐ guǎn.
    This old radio uses a transistor, not a vacuum tube.
  • 晶体管。
    jīng tǐ guǎn De fā míng tuī dòng le jì suàn jī jì shù de kuài sù fā zhǎn.
    The invention of the transistor promoted the rapid development of computer technology.

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.

晶体crystal
晶jīngcrystal体tǐbody
偏正Modifier + head
管guǎntube

晶体 names a crystal, while 管 gives a tube.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

晶 is drawn as three suns placed together, giving a picture of bright light.

Open 晶 →

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
官
官guān管guǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Open 管 →

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