体液 (tǐ yè) — bodily fluid | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bodily fluid

Examples

体液。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de tǐ yè.
The doctor examined his bodily fluids.
体液。
tǐ yè De chéng fèn kě yǐ fǎn yìng shēn tǐ de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng.
The composition of bodily fluids can reflect the body's health condition.
体液。
Yùn dòng hòu dà liàng liú shī tǐ yè yào jí shí bǔ chōng shuǐ fèn.
After exercise, losing a lot of bodily fluids requires timely hydration.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

液yèliquid

体 points to the body and 液 to liquid, so the word means fluid in the body.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

骨豊體

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ體tǐ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵夜液

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

夜

夜yè液yè

Same sound today

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 夜 gives the sound; together they form 液, a liquid, like water.

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Organs & Anatomy

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