极板 (jí bǎn) — electrode plate; battery plate

Definition

noun
electrode platebattery plate
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 极板。
    Zhè kuài jí bǎn shì qiān suān diàn chí de hé xīn bù jiàn.
    This electrode plate is the core component of a lead-acid battery.
  • 极板。
    Gēng huàn jí bǎn de shí hou yào zhù yì zhèng fù jí.
    When replacing the electrode plate, pay attention to the positive and negative poles.
  • 极板。
    Diàn róng qì nèi bù yǒu liǎng céng jí bǎn.
    There are two layers of electrode plates inside the capacitor.

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.

极jípole/electrode
板bǎnplate

极 denotes an electrode or pole, and 板 is the flat plate that forms that electrode.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree, wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí极jí
Same sound today

极 pairs 木 (tree, wood) with 及, which provides the sound.

Open 极 →

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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
反
反fǎn板bǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

板 pairs 木 (tree) with 反 as a sound part.

Open 板 →

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