内分泌腺 (nèi fēn mì xiàn) — endocrine glands

Definition

noun

endocrine glands

内分泌腺。
nèi fēn mì xiàn Bāng zhù shēn tǐ bǎo chí píng héng.
Endocrine glands help the body maintain balance.
内分泌腺。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā jiǎn chá yí xià nèi fēn mì xiàn.
The doctor recommended he get his endocrine glands checked.
内分泌腺。
nèi fēn mì xiàn Zài rén tǐ de chéng zhǎng zhōng qǐ zhòng yào zuò yòng.
Endocrine glands play an important role in the growth of the human body.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

八刀分

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

必

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

The shape of 泌 joins 水, meaning water, with 必, which gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.