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电极 (diàn jí) — electrode

Definition

noun
electrode
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 电极。
    Zhè ge diàn jí shì yòng jīn shǔ zuò de.
    This electrode is made of metal.
  • 电极。
    Diàn chí de zhèng jí hé fù jí shì liǎng gè diàn jí.
    The positive and negative terminals of a battery are two electrodes.
  • 电极。
    Hàn jiē shí yào bǎ diàn jí fàng zài zhèng què de wèi zhì.
    When welding, place the electrode in the correct position.

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diànelectric
极jípole

电 (electric) + 极 (pole) names an electric pole or terminal.

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.

Open 电 →

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 →
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Physics & ChemistryTechnology & Engineering

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