调 制 解 调 器

tiáozhìjiětiáoqì

modem

Traditional 調制解調器

Meaning

tiáozhìjiětiáoqìtiao2 zhi4 jie3 tiao2 qi4

10 strokes

8 strokes

13 strokes

16 strokes

tiáo · tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange

Radical 讠 · 10 strokes · Parts 讠周

Pictophonetic: speech

zhì · system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

Radical 刂 · 8 strokes · Parts 巾刂

Pictophonetic: knife

jiě · to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

Radical 角 · 13 strokes · Parts 角刀牛

Ideographic: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation

qì · device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel

Radical 口 · 16 strokes · Parts 口口犬口口

Ideographic: Four cooking vessels 口 guarded by a dog 犬

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.