支气管 (zhī qì guǎn) — bronchus; bronchial tube | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bronchusbronchial tube

Measure word · 根

Examples

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Tā dé le jí xìng zhī qì guǎn yán, yì zhí zài ké sou.
He has acute bronchitis and has been coughing constantly.
支气管。
Xī yān huì sǔn hài zhī qì guǎn de xiān máo gōng néng.
Smoking damages the ciliary function of the bronchi.
支气管。
Yī shēng yòng qì guǎn jìng chá kàn le tā de zhī qì guǎn.
The doctor examined his bronchial tubes with a bronchoscope.

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.

气管airway

气qìair管guǎntube

偏正Modifier + head

支 means branch, 气 means air, and 管 means tube, naming the branching airway.

Characters in this word

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

又十支

又又yòuhand
十竹zhú(half of {{zh-l|*竹}}) branch of bamboo

支 pairs 又 (hand) with 十, a shortened form of 竹 (bamboo), to picture a bamboo branch.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

气qì氣qì

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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.

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