散热

散熱

sànrè

verb #30,623

Meanings

1 to dissipate heat
2 to cool down (of a device)
3 heat dissipation

Characters

to scatter; disperse

Examples

电脑的散热效果很重要。

Diànnǎo de sànrè xiàoguǒ hěn zhòngyào.

A computer's heat dissipation performance is very important.

请保持通风以便散热。

Qǐng bǎochí tōngfēng yǐbiàn sànrè.

Please keep ventilation open to allow heat dissipation.

Tips

usage

Common compound: 散热器 (sànrèqì) = heatsink/radiator, 散热片 = cooling fin, 散热风扇 = cooling fan. Note 散 takes the 4th tone (sàn = 'to scatter/dissipate'); the 3rd-tone reading sǎn means 'loose / scattered' as an adjective.

Stroke Order

散 sàn

热 rè