转子

轉子
zhuànzǐ
noun #46,182

Meanings

  1. 1 rotor (of a motor, turbine or pump)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Diànjī yóu dìngzǐ hé zhuànzǐ liǎng bùfen zǔchéng.
An electric motor is made up of two parts, the stator and the rotor.
HSK 7-9
Qìlúnjī de zhuànzǐ měi fēnzhōng yào zhuàn sānqiān quān.
The rotor of a steam turbine turns three thousand times a minute.

Tips

mistakes
Read 转 (to spin), not 转 (to turn, to pass on): the rotor is the part that spins. The fixed part around it is the 定子 (stator), and the Wankel engine Mazda made famous is a 转子发动机 (rotary engine).

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn
子 zǐ