吐根 (tǔ gēn) — ipecac (a tropical plant whose root is used as… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ipecac (a tropical plant whose root is used as an emetic)

Measure word · 种

Examples

吐根。
tǔ gēn Shì yì zhǒng cháng yòng de cuī tù yào.
Ipecac is a commonly used emetic.
吐根。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā fú yòng tǔ gēn lái pái chū dú wù.
The doctor advised him to take ipecac to expel the poison.
吐根，。
Zhè zhǒng zhí wù jiào zuò tǔ gēn, yuán chǎn yú bā xī.
This plant is called ipecac and is native to Brazil.

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.

吐 refers to vomiting and 根 to a root, naming the root that causes vomiting.

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.

口土吐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

土

土tǔ吐tǔ

Same sound today

吐 pairs 口, the mouth, with 土, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木艮根

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

艮gèn根gēn(r)

Same sound today

根 pairs 木 (tree/wood), pointing to plant roots, with 艮 as a sound part.

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