心血管 (xīn xuè guǎn) — cardiovascular system; heart and blood vessels | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cardiovascular systemheart and blood vessels

Examples

心血管。
Tā zuì jìn tǐ jiǎn fā xiàn xīn xuè guǎn yǒu xiē wèn tí.
His recent check-up found some problems with his cardiovascular system.
，心血管。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā duō yùn dòng, bǎo hù xīn xuè guǎn jiàn kāng.
The doctor advised him to exercise more to protect his cardiovascular health.
心血管。
Cháng qī xī yān duì xīn xuè guǎn wēi hài hěn dà.
Long-term smoking is very harmful to the cardiovascular system.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

血管blood vessel

血xuèblood管guǎnvessel

偏正Modifier + head

心 and 血管, meaning heart and blood vessels, together name the cardiovascular system.

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.

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

一一yīdrop of blood
皿皿mǐncontainer

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

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

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Appears in

Organs & Anatomy

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