Chinese word

像素

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiàng sù

Meaning

  • nounpixel

Example

把这张图片放大后，就能看到像素了。bǎ zhè zhāng tú piàn fàng dà hòu jiù néng kàn dào xiàng sù le

After enlarging this picture, you can see the pixels.

Illustration for 像素 (pixel)

More examples

手机的像素数量增加后，照片的细节会更丰富。shǒu jī de xiàng sù shù liàng zēng jiā hòu zhào piān de xì jié huì gèng fēng fù

As a phone's pixel count increases, photos have more detail.

Core concept

A tiny square in a digital picture that carries one color or brightness value.

Common phrases

  • 像素数量xiàng sù shù liàng

    pixel count

  • 像素密度xiàng sù mì dù

    pixel density

Similar words

分辨率fēn biàn lǜ: A value showing an image or display's pixel count from side to side and top to bottom.
像素点xiàng sù diǎn: One dot that makes up part of a digital image.
像素密度xiàng sù mì dù: The number of pixels packed into a fixed length on a screen or printed image, measured in PPI.

Definition in Chinese

数字图像中表示亮度或颜色的最小单位，通常按点阵格子排列，每个像素记录一个色彩或亮度值。shù zì tú xiàng zhōng biǎo shì liàng dù huò yán sè de zuì xiǎo dān wèi tōng cháng àn diǎn zhèn gé zi pái liè měi gè xiàng sù jì lù yí gè sè cǎi huò liàng dù zhí

Word origin

The compound 像 (xiàng, "image") + 素 (sù, "element") translates the technical phrase "picture element", the name for one basic unit of a digital image.

Usage tips

  • In everyday talk, a larger pixel count does not automatically mean a clearer picture: screen size, viewing distance, and pixel density also affect visible detail.

Other meanings

  • dotnoun

Related words

  • 像素数xiàng sù shùpixel countnoun
  • 像素化xiàng sù huàpixelateverb

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