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内窥镜 (nèi kuī jìng) — endoscope (medical instrument for internal examination)

Definition

A medical instrument (a long thin tube with a camera) that doctors insert into the body to look inside organs like the stomach or intestines. Used in exams and minimally invasive surgery.

noun
endoscope (medical instrument for internal examination)
Measure word · 台

Examples

  • 内窥镜。
    Yī shēng yòng nèi kuī jìng jiǎn chá bìng rén de wèi bù.
    The doctor uses an endoscope to examine the patient's stomach.
  • 内窥镜。
    Zhè tái nèi kuī jìng de qīng xī dù fēi cháng gāo.
    The resolution of this endoscope is very high.
  • 内窥镜。
    Shǒu shù qián xū yào xiān xiāo dú nèi kuī jìng.
    The endoscope needs to be sterilized before surgery.

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.

内窥internal viewing
内nèiinside窥kuīlook
偏正Modifier + head
镜jìngmirror

内 points inside, 窥 points to looking, and 镜 names the instrument.

Characters in this word

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

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

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

Open 内 →

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 窺; 窥 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
穴穴xué
Sound part声符shēngfú
規
規guī窺kuī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 窺 puts 穴 (hole) beside 規, which gives the sound; the simplified 窥 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

Open 窥 →

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 鏡; 镜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
竟
竟jìng鏡jìng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鏡 puts 金, metal, next to 竟 to give the sound. The simplified 镜 is a later shorthand.

Open 镜 →
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