电离层

電離層

diànlícéng

noun #42,209

Meanings

1 ionosphere

Characters

Examples

短波广播依靠电离层反射信号。

Duǎnbō guǎngbō yīkào diànlícéng fǎnshè xìnhào.

Shortwave broadcasting relies on the ionosphere to reflect signals.

太阳活动会扰动电离层。

Tàiyáng huódòng huì rǎodòng diànlícéng.

Solar activity disturbs the ionosphere.

Tips

memory

电离 = 'ionize' (literally 'electric-separate') + 层 (layer) = 'ionized layer' — exactly what the ionosphere is: a layer of Earth's upper atmosphere where solar radiation strips electrons from atoms.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

离 lí

层 céng