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静态 (jìng tài) — static state; stationary state

Definition

A technical/formal term for 'static' — the state of being still, not moving or changing. Paired with its opposite 动态 ('dynamic'), which is the active counterpart.

noun
static statestationary state

Examples

  • 静态。
    Zhè ge xì tǒng mù qián chǔ yú jìng tài zhuàng tài.
    This system is currently in a static state.
  • 静态，。
    Cóng jìng tài de jiǎo dù fēn xī, zhè ge fāng àn gèng wěn dìng.
    Viewed from a static perspective, this plan is more stable.
  • 静态。
    jìng tài Hé dòng tài shì wù lǐ xué zhōng liǎng gè jī běn gài niàn.
    Static and dynamic are two basic concepts in physics.

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.

静jìngstill
态tàistate

静 still and 态 state combine to mean a state of stillness.

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 靜; 静 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 靜, not the simplified 静, uses 青 and 爭 for sound; an old source also treats 青 (blue) as a meaning part.

Open 静 →

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
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
太
太tài态tài
Same sound today

态 is made of 太, which gives the sound, and 心 (heart).

Open 态 →
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