黑客 (hēi kè) — hacker (in computing)

Definition

noun
hacker (in computing)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 黑客
    Xǔ duō hēi kè lì yòng xì tǒng lòu dòng jìn xíng gōng jī.
    Many hackers exploit system vulnerabilities to attack.
  • 黑客
    Gōng sī qǐng lái le zhī míng de hēi kè ān quán zhuān jiā.
    The company hired a well-known hacker security expert.
  • 黑客
    Zhè ge hēi kè zǔ zhī céng zài quán qiú fā qǐ duō cì wǎng luò xí jī.
    This hacker organization has launched multiple cyber attacks globally.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 黑 seems to come from drawing a head marked with dots, usually read as facial tattoos.

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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
miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 客, 宀 is a roof and 各 gives the sound; the character meant a guest.

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