调相 (tiáoxiàng): phase modulation (PM)

Meanings

1 phase modulation (PM)
2 to modulate phase

Characters

调

Examples

调相是一种数字通信技术。

Tiáoxiàng shì yì zhǒng shùzì tōngxìn jìshù.

Phase modulation is a digital communication technique.

调频和调相都属于角度调制。

Tiáopín hé tiáoxiàng dōu shǔyú jiǎodù tiáozhì.

Both frequency modulation and phase modulation are types of angle modulation.

Tips

memory

Pair this with 调频 (tiáopín, FM) and 调幅 (tiáofú, AM): 调 'modulate' + 频 'frequency' / 幅 'amplitude' / 相 'phase.' Three of radio's basic modulation types in the same Chinese pattern.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

相 xiāng

Related Words

调情 tiáoqíng #4,653

to flirt / to tease romantically

调节 tiáojié HSK 5 #10,338

to adjust; to regulate / to modulate

调整 tiáozhěng HSK 3 #3,479

to adjust; to modify / adjustment; modification

调 tiáo HSK 3 #1,523

to adjust; to regulate / to mix; to blend / tone; melody; tune

调味 tiáowèi #8,564

to season; to flavor; to add seasoning / seasoning; flavoring

调和油 tiáohéyóu

blended cooking oil / mixed vegetable oil

调味酱 tiáowèijiàng

seasoning sauce / condiment paste

双相 shuāngxiàng

bipolar (in mental-health usage, short for bipolar disorder) / two-phase, biphasic (technical)

两相 liǎngxiāng

both sides / mutually / two-phase (in physics/electrical engineering, read liǎngxiàng)

相遇 xiāngyù HSK 7 #5,075

to meet (by chance) / to encounter