利尿剂 (lì niào jì) — diuretic (medication)

Definition

noun

diuretic (medication)

Measure word · 种

利尿剂。
Yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le yì zhǒng lì niào jì.
The doctor prescribed me a diuretic.
利尿剂。
Zhè zhǒng lì niào jì néng bāng zhù pái diào tǐ nèi duō yú de shuǐ fèn.
This diuretic can help eliminate excess water in the body.
利尿剂。
Fú yòng lì niào jì qī jiān yào duō chī hán jiǎ de shí wù.
While taking diuretics, you should eat more potassium-rich foods.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

利尿promote urination

动宾Verb + object

剂jìpreparation

利尿 (promote urination) + 剂 (preparation) names a medication that increases urine.

Characters in this word

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

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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

Originally it drew a person urinating. The old form used 尾 (tail) and 水 (water); 尾 later simplified to 尸 (body), so 尿 now shows 尸 and 水.

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 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

齊刂劑

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刂Written in full as刀dāo

Sound part声符shēngfú

齊

齊qí劑jì

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

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.