电压 (diàn yā) — voltage | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

voltage

电压，。
Zhè ge diàn lù de diàn yā hěn gāo, xū yào xiǎo xīn.
The voltage of this circuit is very high; be careful.
电压，220。
Tā yòng diàn biǎo cè liáng le diàn yā, fā xiàn shì 220 fú.
He measured the voltage with a multimeter and found it was 220 volts.
电压。
diàn yā Bù wěn dìng huì yǐng xiǎng diàn qì de shòu mìng.
Unstable voltage can affect the lifespan of electrical appliances.

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

压yāpressure

电 is electricity and 压 is pressure, so 电压 is electric pressure.

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

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 壓; 压 is its simplified writing.

厭土壓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔdust

Sound part声符shēngfú

厭

厭yàn壓yā

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

The traditional form 壓 is built from 土, dust, and 厭, which gives the sound; 压 is the simplified form of 壓.

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