安培

ānpéi

noun #27,787

Meanings

HSK 2

这个电路的电流是五安培。

Zhège diànlù de diànliú shì wǔ ānpéi.

The current in this circuit is five amperes.

HSK 7-9

安培是国际单位制中电流的基本单位。

Ānpéi shì guójì dānwèizhì zhōng diànliú de jīběn dānwèi.

The ampere is the base unit of electric current in the International System of Units.

history

安培 is a phonetic transliteration (loanword) of 'ampere', named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836), a pioneer of electromagnetism.

memory

安 (peace/calm) + 培 (to cultivate) - a peaceful cultivator of electricity. Just remember 安 sounds like 'am-' and 培 sounds like '-père'.

安 ān

培 péi