烧伤 (shāo shāng) — (noun) a burn (injury caused by heat, fire, or chemicals); (verb) to be burned, to suffer burns

Definition

noun
a burn (injury caused by heat, fire, or chemicals)
verb
to be burnedto suffer burns
Measure word · 处

Examples

  • 烧伤，。
    Tā de shāo shāng hěn yán zhòng, xū yào zhù yuàn zhì liáo.
    His burn is very serious and requires hospitalization.
  • 烧伤。
    Zuò fàn shí xiǎo xīn bié shāo shāng dào zì jǐ.
    Be careful not to burn yourself when cooking.
  • 烧伤。
    Zhè zhǒng huà xué pǐn jiē chù pí fū huì zào chéng shāo shāng.
    Contact with this chemical can cause burns.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

烧shāoburn
伤shānginjury

烧 (burn) and 伤 (injury) together mean an injury caused by burning.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 燒; 烧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
火火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
堯
堯yáo燒shāo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 燒 pairs 火 (fire) with 堯, which supplies the sound; the simplified 烧 is a shorthand.

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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
人人rén
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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