電子

See also: 电子

Chinese

		electric; electricity; electrical	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (電子)		電	子
simp. (电子)		电	子

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 電子(でんし) (denshi, “electron”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diànzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): din⁶ zi²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thien-chṳ́
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tiān-chú / tiān-chír

  (Teochew, Peng'im): diang⁶ ze² / diêng⁶ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diànzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diànzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tien⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: dyàn-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dianntzyy
    • Palladius: дяньцзы (djanʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: din⁶ zi²
    • Yale: dihn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: din⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: din⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn²² t͡siː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thien-chṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: tien zii^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tian⁴ zi³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-chú
    • Tâi-lô: tiān-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diexnzuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-chír
    • Tâi-lô: tiān-tsír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: diang⁶ ze² / diêng⁶ ze²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiăng tsṳ́ / tiĕng tsṳ́
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sɯ⁵²/, /tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sɯ⁵²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 電子

1. electron (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒)

   一對電子／一对电子  ―  yī duì diànzǐ  ―  a pair of electrons

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 電子

1. (attributive) electronic; electrical

   電子元件／电子元件  ―  diànzǐ yuánjiàn  ―  electronic component

   電子教科書／电子教科书  ―  diànzǐ jiàokēshū  ―  electronic textbook

   電子傳媒／电子传媒  ―  diànzǐ chuánméi  ―  electronic media

   • 台灣電子電機資訊產業工會 [MSC, trad.]
     台湾电子电机资讯产业工会 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 台灣電子電機資訊產業工會

     Táiwān Diànzǐ Diànjī Zīxùn Chǎnyè Gōnghuì [Pinyin]

     Trade Union of Electrical, Electronic and Information in Taiwan

See also

• (not to be confused with) 電動／电动 (diàndòng)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
電	子
でん Grade: 2	し Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 電 (den, “lightning, electricity”) +‎ 子 (-shi, “small thing, particle”).

Noun

電(でん)子(し) • (denshi) 

1. electron
2. (attributive) the quality of being electronic

   電(でん)子(し)書(しょ)籍(せき)

   denshi shoseki

   e-book

Derived terms

• 電(でん)子(し)オルガン (denshi orugan, “(music) an electronic organ, a synthesizer”)
• 電(でん)子(し)音楽(おんがく) (denshi ongaku, “electronic music”)
• 電(でん)子(し)管(かん) (denshi kan, “an electron tube”)
• 電(でん)子(し)計算(けいさん)機(き) (denshi keisanki, “computer”)
• 電(でん)子(し)顕(けん)微(び)鏡(きょう) (denshi kenbikyō, “an electron microscope”)
• 電(でん)子(し)工学(こうがく) (denshi kōgaku, “electronics, electrical engineering”)
• 電(でん)子(し)光学(こうがく) (denshi kōgaku, “electron optics”)
• 電(でん)子(し)構造(こうぞう) (denshi kōzō, “electronic structure”)
• 電(でん)子(し)辞(じ)書(しょ) (denshi jisho, “an electronic dictionary”)
• 電(でん)子(し)銃(じゅう) (denshi jū, “an electron gun”)
• 電(でん)子(し)商(しょう)取引(とりひき) (denshi shō torihiki, “e-commerce”)
• 電(でん)子(し)情(じょう)報収集(ほうしゅうしゅう) (denshi jōhō shūshū, “electronic intelligence, ELINT”)
• 電(でん)子(し)情(じょう)報処理(ほうしょり)システム (denshi jōhō shori shisutemu, “an electronic data processing system”)
• 電(でん)子(し)透(す)かし (denshi sukashi, “a digital watermark”)
• 電(でん)子(し)頭(ず)脳(のう) (denshi zunō, “artificial intelligence, AI”)
• 電(でん)子(し)対策(たいさく) (denshi taisaku, “an electronic countermeasure, ECM”)
• 電(でん)子(し)たばこ (denshi tabako, “an electronic cigarette”)
• 電(でん)子(し)ボルト (denshi boruto, “an electron volt”)
• 電(でん)子(し)翻訳(ほんやく)機(き) (denshi hon'yakuki, “an electronic translator”)
• 電(でん)子(し)密(みつ)度(ど) (denshi mitsudo, “electron density”)
• 電(でん)子(し)メール (denshi mēru, “e-mail”)
• 電(でん)子(し)レンジ (denshi renji, “a microwave oven”)
• 陰(いん)電(でん)子(し) (indenshi)
• 価(か)電(でん)子(し) (kadenshi)
• 光(こう)電(でん)子(し) (kōdenshi)
• 熱(ねつ)電(でん)子(し) (netsudenshi)
• 発(はつ)電(でん)子(し) (hatsudenshi)
• 誘(ゆう)電(でん)子(し) (yūdenshi)
• 陽(よう)電(でん)子(し) (yōdenshi)
• 軌(き)道電(どうでん)子(し) (kidō denshi)
• 自(じ)由電(ゆうでん)子(し) (jiyū denshi)
• 束縛電(そくばくでん)子(し) (sokubaku denshi)
• 電(でん)気(き)電(でん)子(し) (denki denshi)
• 不(ふつ)対(い)電(でん)子(し) (futsui denshi)

 

Descendants

• → Chinese: 電子／电子 (diànzǐ)
• → Korean: 전자 (jeonja)
• → Vietnamese: điện tử

See also

• 陽(よう)子(し) (yōshi, “proton”)
• 中(ちゅう)性(せい)子(し) (chūseishi, “neutron”)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
電	子

Noun

電子 • (jeonja) (hangeul 전자)

1. hanja form^? of 전자 (“electron”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
電	子

Noun

電子

1. chữ Hán form of điện tử (“electron (obsolete)”).

Adjective

電子

1. chữ Hán form of điện tử (“electronic”).