雷達

See also: 雷达

Chinese

thunder
attain; pass through; achieve
attain; pass through; achieve; reach; realize; clear; inform; notify; dignity
 
trad. (雷達)
simp. (雷达)

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English radar. Coined by Liu Yuan (1920 – 2019) c. 1945[1].

Pronunciation


Noun

雷達

  1. radar (method of detecting distant objects by analysis of radio waves)

Derived terms

  • gay達 / gay达 (gèidá)
  • 雷達兵 / 雷达兵
  • 雷達站 / 雷达站
  • 雷達臺 / 雷达台

References

  1. ^ 刘渊:“雷达”中文名的创译者”, in Traffic and Travelling[1] (in Chinese), 17 April 2019, page 7