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脑电波 (nǎo diàn bō) — brain wave; EEG signal

Definition

noun
brain waveEEG signal
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 脑电波。
    Yī shēng tōng guò fēn xī nǎo diàn bō lái pàn duàn shuì mián zhì liàng.
    Doctors analyze brain waves to assess sleep quality.
  • 脑电波，。
    Tā de nǎo diàn bō xiǎn shì yì cháng, xū yào jìn yí bù jiǎn chá.
    His brain waves show abnormalities and require further examination.
  • 脑电波。
    Kē xué jiā lì yòng nǎo diàn bō yán jiū rén lèi sī wéi huó dòng.
    Scientists use brain waves to study human thought activity.

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.

脑电brain electricity
脑nǎobrain电diànelectricity
偏正Modifier + head
波bōwave

脑电 means brain electricity and 波 means wave, so it names the electrical waves of the brain.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腦; 脑 is its simplified writing.

  • 匕匕bǐ
  • 巛巛chuānhair
  • 囟囟xìnhead; fontanel

In the traditional form 腦, the older part 匕 was replaced by a flesh part, while 巛 (hair) and 囟 (head; fontanel) stayed. The simplified 脑 is a later abbreviation.

Open 脑 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
皮
皮pí波bō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 皮 gives the sound.

Open 波 →
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Organs & AnatomyScience (General)

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