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医嘱 (yī zhǔ) — doctor's instructions, doctor's orders

Definition

医嘱 means 'doctor's instructions/orders' — advice a doctor gives the patient about treatment, medication, or behavior, not a written prescription (处方).

noun
doctor's instructionsdoctor's orders

Examples

  • 医嘱。
    Bìng rén bì xū yán gé zūn shǒu yī zhǔ.
    The patient must strictly follow the doctor's orders.
  • 医嘱。
    Hù shi gēn jù yī zhǔ gěi bìng rén dǎ zhēn.
    The nurse gives the patient an injection according to the doctor's instructions.
  • 医嘱。
    Chū yuàn hòu yě yào àn zhào yī zhǔ fú yào.
    After discharge, also take medicine according to the doctor's orders.

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.

医yīdoctor
嘱zhǔinstructions

医 (doctor) + 嘱 (instructions) means a doctor's instructions.

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.

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.

Open 医 →

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 囑; 嘱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
屬
屬shǔ囑zhǔ
Same sound today

The traditional form 囑 pairs 口 (mouth) with 屬 as a sound part. The simplified 嘱 is a shorthand, so its right side is not that sound part.

Open 嘱 →
Appears in
Medicine & Treatment

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