雷达
léidá
radar
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 雷达发现了一架不明飞机。The radar detected an unidentified aircraft.
- 这艘船装有先进的雷达系统。This ship is equipped with an advanced radar system.
Collocations
雷达系统雷达屏幕气象雷达雷达信号
Mnemonic
雷达 is a phonetic loan of the English word radar. The characters 雷 "thunder" + 达 "to reach" were chosen for sound, yet they happen to suggest detecting from afar like thunder. Korean simply borrows the loanword re-i-deo. It is a rare loan where sound and meaning align.
Related
声呐探测信号天线
Quick check
How was the word 雷达 formed?