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赫兹 (Hè zī) — (measure word) hertz (unit of frequency)

Definition

Transliterated proper noun used as a measure word for the unit of frequency (Hz), one cycle per second. Always appears after a number, like 千赫兹 (kHz) or 兆赫兹 (MHz).

classifier
hertz (unit of frequency)

Examples

  • 赫兹。
    Jiāo liú diàn de pín lǜ shì wǔ shí Hè zī.
    The frequency of AC power is 50 Hz.
  • 赫兹。
    Zhè ge shēng bō de pín lǜ shì liǎng qiān Hè zī.
    The frequency of this sound wave is 2000 Hz.
  • 赫兹。
    Rén ěr néng tīng dào de shēng yīn fàn wéi shì èr shí dào liǎng wàn Hè zī.
    The range of sound audible to the human ear is 20 to 20,000 Hz.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

赫hè
兹zī

The characters 赫兹 only spell the unit name hertz and carry no separate meanings here.

Sound-only characters

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

赫 is made from two copies of the same part, and that part also gives its sound.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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