椎间盘 (zhuī jiān pán) — intervertebral disc (spinal disc) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

intervertebral disc (spinal disc)

Measure word · 个

Examples

椎间盘。
Tā yīn wèi zhuī jiān pán wèn tí qù kàn yī shēng.
He went to see a doctor because of a disc problem.
椎间盘。
Cháng qī zuò zī bú dàng róng yì sǔn shāng zhuī jiān pán.
Long-term improper sitting posture can easily damage the spinal disc.
椎间盘。
Shǒu shù hòu tā de zhuī jiān pán huī fù le zhèng cháng.
After surgery, his disc returned to normal.

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.

椎间between vertebrae

椎zhuīvertebra间jiānbetween

偏正Modifier + head

椎 (vertebra) 间 (between) and 盘 (disc) name the disc between vertebrae.

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.

木隹椎

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

隹

隹zhuī椎zhuī

Same sound today

椎 combines 木 (tree) with 隹, which gives the sound zhuī; the idea is a piece of wood used to smash things, a hammer or mallet.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 盤; 盘 is its simplified writing.

般皿盤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

皿皿mǐn

Sound part声符shēngfú

般

般bān盤pán

Same sound today

The traditional form 盤 pairs 般, which gives the sound, with 皿, a vessel. This note is about 盤, not the simplified 盘.

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