转子 (zhuàn zi) — rotor | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

rotor

Measure word · 个

转子。
Zhè ge xīn diàn dòng jī de zhuàn zi zhuàn dòng dé hěn kuài.
The rotor of this new motor rotates very quickly.
转子。
Wō lún zhuàn zi yóu gāo zhì liàng cái liào zhì chéng.
The turbine rotor is made from high-quality materials.
转子。
Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jiǎn chá fā dòng jī zhuàn zi de píng héng.
The engineer is checking the balance of the engine rotor.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

转子 names a part that 转, with 子 completing the word.

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 轉; 转 is its simplified writing.

車專轉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

車車jūcarriage

Sound part声符shēngfú

專

專zhuān轉zhuǎn

Same sound today

The traditional form 轉 combines 車, a carriage, with 專 as a sound part; the simplified 转 is a later shorthand.

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

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.