芯片 (xīn piàn) — computer chip; microchip

Definition

noun
computer chipmicrochip
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 芯片
    Zhè kuǎn xīn xīn piàn de yùn suàn sù dù fēi cháng kuài.
    This new chip has a very fast computing speed.
  • 芯片
    Hěn duō diàn zǐ shè bèi dōu xū yào xīn piàn cái néng gōng zuò.
    Many electronic devices need chips to function.
  • 芯片
    Zhè jiā gōng chǎng měi nián shēng chǎn shù bǎi wàn piàn xīn piàn.
    This factory produces millions of chips every year.

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.

The '芯' and '片' together name a small core-like piece.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full ascǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
xīnxīn
Same sound today

The top part 艹 points to plant or grass materials, and the lower 心 gives the sound.

Open 芯 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 片 →

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