坏疽 (huài jū) — gangrene | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gangrene

Examples

坏疽。
Tā yīn wèi táng niào bìng dǎo zhì jiǎo shàng chū xiàn le huài jū.
He developed gangrene on his foot due to diabetes.
坏疽。
Yī shēng bì xū lì kè shǒu shù qiē chú huài jū bù fen.
The doctor must immediately operate to remove the gangrene part.
，坏疽。
Zhè zhǒng shāng kǒu rú guǒ bù jí shí chǔ lǐ, hěn róng yì fā zhǎn chéng huài jū.
This type of wound can easily develop into gangrene if not treated promptly.

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.

坏huàirotten

疽jūsore

坏 suggests rotten, and 疽 is a sore, so it names a rotten sore.

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 壞; 坏 is its simplified writing.

土褱壞

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

褱

褱huái壞huài

Same sound today

For the traditional form 壞, 土 (earth) is the meaning part and 褱 supplies the sound; earth is used because something that rots eventually becomes earth. This is about 壞, not the simplified 坏.

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

疒且疽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèillness

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

且qiě疽jū

Same sound today

疽 contains 疒, a mark for illness, and 且, which gives the sound.

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