电子学 (diàn zǐ xué) — electronics | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

electronics

电子学。
Tā duì diàn zǐ xué hěn gǎn xìng qù.
He is very interested in electronics.
电子学。
Zhè mén kè jiào de shì diàn zǐ xué.
This course teaches electronics.
电子学。
Tā zài diàn zǐ xué lǐng yù qǔ dé le hěn dà chéng jiù.
She has made great achievements in the field of electronics.

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.

电子electron

电diànelectric子zǐparticle

偏正Modifier + head

电子 (electron) and 学 (study) combine to mean electronics.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.