液晶

yè jīng · HSK 7

crystal

液晶 — crystal

💧💎 液晶 = 液 (liquid) + 晶 (crystal), the exact two characters of the meaning

晶 stacks three 日 (sun) glyphs and means sparkling or crystal. Paired with 液 (liquid), 液晶 names the liquid-crystal layer in an LCD screen.

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