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动脉瘤 (dòng mài liú) — aneurysm

Definition

noun
aneurysm
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 动脉瘤。
    Yī shēng fā xiàn tā nǎo zhōng yǒu yí gè dòng mài liú.
    The doctor found an aneurysm in his brain.
  • 动脉瘤。
    dòng mài liú Pò liè kě néng dǎo zhì yán zhòng hòu guǒ.
    A ruptured aneurysm can lead to serious consequences.
  • 动脉瘤。
    Tā jiē shòu le dòng mài liú de zhì liáo shǒu shù.
    He underwent treatment surgery for an aneurysm.

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.

动脉artery
动dòngpulsating脉màivessel
偏正Modifier + head
瘤liútumor

动脉 denotes a pulsating blood vessel and 瘤 denotes a swelling, so the parts build an aneurysm.

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 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →

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 脈; 脉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺼Written in full as肉ròuflesh
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂢
𠂢𠂢脈mài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 脈 pairs ⺼ (flesh) with a sound part, 𠂢; the simplified 脉 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical sound part.

Open 脉 →

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
疒疒nèillness
Sound part声符shēngfú
留
留liú瘤liú
Same sound today

瘤 pairs 疒, an illness part, with 留, which gives its sound.

Open 瘤 →
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