液 yè
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 夜 night, dark
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
液晶
yèjīng
liquid crystal; LCD
Characters in this word
晶 jīng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这款显示器采用新一代液晶面板，在强光下仍能保持清晰画面。 Zhè kuǎn xiǎnshìqì cǎiyòng xīn yí dài yèjīng miànbǎn, zài qiángguāng xià réng néng bǎochí qīngxī huàmiàn. This monitor uses a new-generation liquid-crystal panel, so it can still maintain a clear picture under strong light.
- 我家的液晶电视用了五年，画面还是一样清楚。 Wǒ jiā de yèjīng diànshì yòng le wǔ nián, huàmiàn háishì yīyàng qīngchu. Our LCD TV has been used for five years, and the picture is still just as clear.
- 现在很多手表的屏幕也是用液晶做的。 Xiànzài hěn duō shǒubiǎo de píngmù yě shì yòng yèjīng zuò de. Nowadays the screens of many watches are also made with liquid crystal.
Related words
- 血液 xuèyè blood
- 液体 yètǐ liquid
- 输液 shūyè to receive an intravenous infusion; to give an IV drip
- 唾液 tuòyè saliva
- 结晶 jiéjīng crystallisation; crystal; product of effort
- 晶莹 jīngyíng sparkling and translucent
- 水晶 shuǐjīng crystal
- 渣 zhā residue; dross; scum
- 细腻 xìnì delicate; exquisite; subtle
- 糟粕 zāopò dross; useless residue
- 稀 xī thin; sparse; rare
- 蕴藏 yùncáng to contain; to hold in store