阳 电 子

yáng diàn zǐdictionary entry

positron / also called 正電子|正电子[zhèng diàn zǐ]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

陽電子阳电子 [yang2 dian4 zi3] /positron/also called 正電子|正电子[zheng4 dian4 zi3]/

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Other forms in these source records: 陽電子

阳
yáng
positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yīn]
电
diàn
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
子
zǐ
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-
zi
noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

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