医务 (yī wù) — medical affairs; medical work

Definition

noun

medical affairsmedical work

医务。
Tā jué dìng cóng shì yī wù gōng zuò.
She decided to engage in medical work.
医务。
Zhè ge dì qū de yī wù xì tǒng zhèng zài shēng jí.
The medical system in this region is being upgraded.
医务。
Yī yuàn tí gōng le quán miàn de yī wù fú wù.
The hospital provides comprehensive medical services.

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.

医yīmedicine

务wùaffairs

医 refers to medicine and 务 to affairs or work, together meaning medical affairs.

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 醫; 医 is its simplified writing.

殹酉醫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒuliquor

Sound part声符shēngfú

殹

殹yì醫yī

Same sound today

The traditional form 醫 pairs 酉 (liquor) with 殹 as a sound part; the simplified 医 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

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 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

敄

敄wù務wù

Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

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