畸形儿 (jī xíng ér) — a baby or child born with a physical deformity or abnormality

Definition

畸形儿 refers to a baby or child born with a physical deformity. The term is clinical and often carries a sensitive, euphemistic tone, so it is typically used in medical or social-care contexts rather than everyday speech.

noun
a baby or child born with a physical deformity or abnormality
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 畸形儿。
    Yī shēng zhèng zài wèi zhè ge jī xíng ér zuò jiǎn chá.
    The doctor is examining this child with a deformity.
  • 畸形儿。
    Shè huì yīng gāi jǐ yǔ jī xíng ér gèng duō de guān ài.
    Society should give more care to children born with abnormalities.
  • 畸形儿。
    Yǒu xiē jī xíng ér kě yǐ tōng guò shǒu shù gǎi shàn zhèng zhuàng.
    Some children with deformities can have their symptoms improved through surgery.

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.

畸形abnormal shape
畸jīabnormal形xíngshape
偏正Modifier + head
儿érchild

畸形 (abnormal shape) plus 儿 (child) gives a child born abnormally.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彡彡shān
Sound part声符shēngfú
井
井jǐng形xíng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

形 is made from 彡 and 井, with 井 providing the sound.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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