端口 (duān kǒu) — interface; port (connector on a computer or net… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

interfaceport (connector on a computer or network device)

Measure word · 个

Examples

端口。
Qǐng jiǎn chá wǎng luò duān kǒu shì fǒu lián jiē zhèng cháng.
Please check whether the network port is connected properly.
8080端口。
Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn mò rèn shǐ yòng 8080 duān kǒu.
This software uses port 8080 by default.
USB端口。
Měi gè shè bèi dōu yǒu duō gè USB duān kǒu.
Each device has multiple USB ports.

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.

口kǒuopening

端 means end and 口 means opening; together they name a port or interface.

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.

立耑端

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

耑

耑zhuān端duān

Same sound today

端 is made by putting 立 beside 耑. The 立 part is connected to the meaning, and 耑 gives the sound.

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Appears in

Computers & Internet

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