心肌梗塞 (xīn jī gěng sè) — myocardial infarction (heart attack) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Examples

心肌梗塞，。
Tā de yé ye qù nián dé le xīn jī gěng sè, xiàn zài hǎo duō le.
His grandfather had a myocardial infarction last year and is now much better.
心肌梗塞。
Chōu yān hé féi pàng huì zēng jiā xīn jī gěng sè de fēng xiǎn.
Smoking and obesity increase the risk of myocardial infarction.
心肌梗塞。
Jí shí zhì liáo kě yǐ jiàng dī xīn jī gěng sè de sǐ wáng lǜ.
Timely treatment can reduce the mortality rate of myocardial infarction.

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.

心肌heart muscle

心xīnheart肌jīmuscle

偏正Modifier + head

梗塞blockage

梗gěngblockage塞sāiblockage

联合Coordinate

心 and 肌 name heart muscle; 梗 and 塞 both describe blockage, yielding heart-muscle blockage.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ肌jī

Same sound today

In 肌, the left part ⺼ is the flesh form, matching muscle or flesh, while the right part 几 supplies the sound.

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

木更梗

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

更

更gèng梗gěng(r)

Same sound today

梗 has 木 on the left and 更 on the right. The 木 side shows it was a type of plant, while 更 gives the sound.

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

宀宀miánhouse
工工gōngtwo items
廾廾gǒngtwo hands

塞 combines 宀 (house), 工 (two items), and 廾 (two hands), showing hands stuffing items into a house.

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