栓塞 (shuān sè) — embolism (medical) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

embolism (medical)

Examples

栓塞。
Yī shēng zhěn duàn tā dé le fèi shuān sè.
The doctor diagnosed him with a pulmonary embolism.
栓塞。
shuān sè Shì yì zhǒng xū yào lì jí zhì liáo de yán zhòng jí bìng.
An embolism is a serious disease that requires immediate treatment.
栓塞。
Shǒu shù chéng gōng qǔ chū le xuè guǎn zhōng de shuān sè.
The surgery successfully removed the embolism from the blood vessel.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

栓 and 塞 both mean plug or block, so the word names a plug-like blockage.

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.

木全栓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

全

全quán栓shuān

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

栓 pairs 木 (wood) with 全 as a sound part; the source describes it as a wooden peg.

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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