Chinese

電腦

diànnǎo
computer (electronic device) (Classifier: 部 m c; 臺／台 m mn w)
  • TOCFL 1
  • 电脑
  • 电㐫

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Origin

Coined by Taiwanese computer expert Fan Kuanling (範光陵) in 1965 in his book 《電腦和你》 (Computers and You).

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Lineage

  • characterChinese電 “lightning”
    • meaningChinese雨 “rain (Classifier: 陣／阵; 場／场)”
    • soundChinese申 “original form of 電／电 (diàn, “lightning”)”
  • characterChinese腦 “brain (Classifier: 個／个 m c)”
    • ideaChinese匕 “a kind of spoon in ancient China”
    • ideaChinese巛 “hair”
    • ideaChinese囟 “fontanelle”

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