伏特 (fútè): volt (unit of electric potential)

Measure Word

220伏特 fú

Zhōngguó de jiāyòng diànyā shì èrbǎi èrshí fútè.

China's household voltage is 220 volts.

Zhège diànchí shì jiǔ fútè de.

This battery is 9 volts.

history

Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. The Chinese transliteration 伏特 is sometimes shortened to just 伏 (fú) in everyday usage, e.g., 220伏.

伏 fú

特 tè