电击 (diàn jī) — electric shock | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

electric shock

Examples

电击。
Tā yīn wèi chù mō diàn xiàn ér zāo shòu le diàn jī.
He suffered an electric shock because he touched the wire.
，电击。
Shī gōng shí bì xū xiǎo xīn, yǐ fáng fā shēng diàn jī.
During construction you must be careful to prevent an electric shock.
电击。
Zhè zhǒng shè bèi néng yǒu xiào fáng zhǐ diàn jī shāng hài.
This kind of equipment can effectively prevent electric shock injury.

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.

电diànelectricity

击jīstrike

Electricity striking someone or something gives the sense of an electric shock.

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 電; 电 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

申

申shēn電diàn

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

For the traditional form 電, 雨 (rain) sits with 申, read shēn and meaning lightning.

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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