天线
tiānxiàn
antenna; aerial
Characters in this word
线 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老式电视机顶端的天线要经常调整，画面才清楚。 Lǎoshì diànshìjī dǐngduān de tiānxiàn yào jīngcháng tiáozhěng, huàmiàn cái qīngchu. The antenna on top of an old TV needs frequent adjusting; only then is the picture clear.
- 屋顶上新装的天线让收音机信号清楚多了。 Wūdǐng shàng xīn zhuāng de tiānxiàn ràng shōuyīnjī xìnhào qīngchu duō le. The newly installed antenna on the roof made the radio signal much clearer.
- 信号不好，把天线朝窗户方向转转试试。 Xìnhào bù hǎo, bǎ tiānxiàn cháo chuānghu fāngxiàng zhuǎnzhuan shìshi. The signal is bad — try turning the antenna toward the window.