心音 (xīn yīn) — cardiac sounds; heart sounds | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Medical term for the sounds the heart makes, heard with a stethoscope. Distinct from 心跳 (xīntiào), which refers to the heartbeat/rate itself.

noun

cardiac soundsheart sounds

Examples

心音。
Yī shēng yòng tīng zhěn qì tīng bìng rén de xīn yīn.
The doctor listens to the patient's heart sounds with a stethoscope.
心音。
Zhèng cháng de xīn yīn yīng gāi shì qīng xī ér yǒu guī lǜ de.
Normal heart sounds should be clear and regular.
心音。
Jiǎn chá xīn yīn kě yǐ bāng zhù zhěn duàn xīn zàng jí bìng.
Examining heart sounds can help diagnose heart disease.

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” as heart and “音” as sound combine to mean cardiac sounds.

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.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

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