冻伤 (dòng shāng) — (noun) frostbite; (verb) to get frostbite, to b… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

frostbite

verb

to get frostbiteto be frostbitten

Examples

，冻伤。
Tā zài xuě dì lǐ dài le tài jiǔ, shǒu jiǎo dōu dòng shāng le.
He stayed in the snow too long and got frostbite on his hands and feet.
，冻伤。
Dōng tiān dēng shān yí dìng yào zhù yì bǎo nuǎn, fáng zhǐ dòng shāng.
When climbing mountains in winter, be sure to keep warm to prevent frostbite.
冻伤，。
Yī shēng shuō tā jiǎo shàng de dòng shāng hěn yán zhòng, xū yào mǎ shàng zhì liáo.
The doctor said the frostbite on his foot was serious and needed immediate treatment.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

伤shānginjury

冻 describes freezing, and 伤 gives the injury that results.

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 凍; 冻 is its simplified writing.

冫東凍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

冫Written in full as仌bīng

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng凍dòng

Same sound today

The traditional form 凍 pairs 冫 (ice) with 東 for the sound; the simplified 冻 is a later shorthand.

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 傷; 伤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𥏻

𥏻𥏻傷shāng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傷 shows 人, a person, and uses 𥏻 to give the sound; the simplified 伤 is a later shorthand.

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