摘除 (zhāi chú) — to excise, to remove (surgically)

Definition

verb

to exciseto remove (surgically)

摘除。
Yī shēng wèi bìng rén zhāi chú le zhǒng liú.
The doctor excised the tumor for the patient.
摘除。
Tā de yǎn jing bèi zhāi chú le bái nèi zhàng.
His eye had a cataract removed.
摘除。
Shǒu shù chéng gōng zhāi chú le bìng biàn zǔ zhī.
The surgery successfully excised the diseased tissue.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

摘 means pick or pluck and 除 means remove, together describing taking something out.

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.

扌啇摘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

啇

啇dí摘zhāi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

摘 is made from 扌, a hand, and 啇, which gives its sound.

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

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú除chú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

除 is built from 阜 and 余, with 余 giving the sound.

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