线圈 (xiàn quān) — coil (electrical) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

coil (electrical)

Measure word · 个

线圈。
Zhè ge xiàn quān yòng tóng xiàn rào le wǔ bǎi quān.
This coil is wound with five hundred turns of copper wire.
线圈，。
Diàn jī lǐ de xiàn quān huài le, xū yào gēng huàn.
The coil inside the motor is broken and needs to be replaced.
线圈。
Gāo pín xiàn quān tōng cháng yòng qī bāo xiàn zhì chéng.
High-frequency coils are usually made with enameled wire.

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.

线 “wire” and 圈 “loop” combine to mean a loop or coil of wire.

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 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

糹泉線

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

泉

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

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

囗卷圈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

卷

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

圈 is made of the outer 囗, an enclosure shape, and the inner 卷, which gives the sound.

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