灼伤 (zhuó shāng) — burn (injury caused by fire or heat) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

灼伤 (zhuóshāng) is a 'burn' as a physical injury caused by intense heat, fire, or chemicals — stronger and more clinical than 烧伤, which can also mean 'scorching damage' to things.

noun

burn (injury caused by fire or heat)

Measure word · 处

Examples

灼伤。
Tā de shǒu bèi huǒ zhuó shāng le.
His hand was burned by fire.
灼伤。
Yī shēng zhèng zài chǔ lǐ tā de zhuó shāng.
The doctor is treating his burn.
灼伤。
Zhè zhǒng yào gāo duì zhuó shāng hěn yǒu xiào.
This ointment is very effective for burns.

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.

伤shānginjury

灼 (scorch) and 伤 (injury) combine to mean burn injury.

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.

火勺灼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

火火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

勺

勺sháo灼zhuó

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

灼 pairs 火, meaning fire, with 勺, which gives the sound.

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 傷; 伤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𥏻

𥏻𥏻傷shāng

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

The traditional form 傷 shows 人, a person, and uses 𥏻 to give the sound; the simplified 伤 is a later shorthand.

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