心包炎 (xīn bāo yán) — pericarditis

Definition

noun
pericarditis

Examples

  • 心包炎。
    Tā dé le xīn bāo yán.
    He got pericarditis.
  • 心包炎。
    Yī shēng zhěn duàn chū tā shì xīn bāo yán.
    The doctor diagnosed him with pericarditis.
  • 心包炎。
    xīn bāo yán De zhèng zhuàng bāo kuò xiōng tòng hé fā shāo.
    Symptoms of pericarditis include chest pain and fever.

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.

心包pericardium
心xīnheart包bāosac
偏正Modifier + head
炎yáninflammation

“心包” is the sac around the heart, “炎” means inflammation; together inflammation of that sac.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 包 pictures a fetus in a womb, or a baby wrapped in cloth.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

炎 places two 火 (fire) shapes vertically, one above the other, to show fire doubled.

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