雷达

雷達

léidá

noun #5,417

Measure Word

一部雷达 bù

Meanings

1 radar

Characters

thunder (phonetic)

to reach; to arrive (phonetic)

Examples

雷达探测到一架飞机。

Léidá tàncè dào yī jià fēijī.

The radar detected an aircraft.

这个地方没有雷达信号。

Zhège dìfāng méiyǒu léidá xìnhào.

There is no radar signal in this area.

Tips

history

雷达 is a phonetic transliteration of the English word 'radar.' 雷 (léi, thunder) + 达 (dá, reach) — thunder that reaches out, a fitting image for radio detection.

Stroke Order

雷 léi

达 dá