狼疮 (láng chuāng) — lupus (medical condition) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lupus (medical condition)

Examples

狼疮。
Yī shēng zhěn duàn tā huàn shàng le láng chuāng.
The doctor diagnosed her with lupus.
狼疮。
láng chuāng Huàn zhě xū yào cháng qī fú yòng yào wù kòng zhì bìng qíng.
Lupus patients need to take medication long-term to control the condition.
狼疮。
Tā de láng chuāng zhèng zhuàng zuì jìn yǒu suǒ huǎn jiě.
Her lupus symptoms have recently eased a bit.

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.

A 疮 compared to a 狼; lupus.

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.

犭良狼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犭Written in full as犬quǎn

Sound part声符shēngfú

良

良liáng狼láng

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

The left part 犭 (full form 犬) shows a dog-like animal. The right part 良 gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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