假肢 (jiǎ zhī) — artificial limb, prosthetic limb

Definition

noun

artificial limbprosthetic limb

Measure word · 个

假肢，。
Tā ān zhuāng le yí gè jiǎ zhī hòu, chóng xīn xué huì le zǒu lù.
After he fitted a prosthetic limb, he learned to walk again.
假肢。
Xiàn dài jiǎ zhī kě yǐ zuò chū fēi cháng zì rán de dòng zuò.
Modern prosthetic limbs can make very natural movements.
假肢。
Yī shēng wèi tā dìng zhì le yí gè tè bié de jiǎ zhī.
The doctor custom-made a special prosthetic limb for her.

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.

假jiǎartificial

An 假 artificial 肢 limb, hence an artificial limb.

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.

亻叚假

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ假jiǎ

Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

支

Same sound today

肢 pairs 肉 (flesh) with 支, which gives the sound.

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