碘酒 (diǎn jiǔ) — tincture of iodine (an antiseptic solution) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tincture of iodine (an antiseptic solution)

Measure word · 瓶

Examples

，，碘酒。
Wǒ shuāi dǎo le, xī gài pò le, xū yào tú diǎn diǎn jiǔ.
I fell and scraped my knee; I need to apply some iodine.
碘酒？。
Nǐ jiā lǐ yǒu diǎn jiǔ ma? wǒ xiǎng xiāo yí xià dú.
Do you have iodine at home? I want to disinfect something.
碘酒，。
Yī shēng yòng diǎn jiǔ gěi wǒ qīng lǐ shāng kǒu, yǒu diǎn téng.
The doctor cleaned my wound with iodine; it was a bit painful.

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.

酒jiǔalcohol

碘 marks iodine, and 酒 marks an alcohol solution, together naming tincture of iodine.

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.

石典碘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

典

典diǎn碘diǎn

Same sound today

碘 is made from 石, the character for stone, and 典, 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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

酉

酉yǒu酒jiǔ

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

酒 pairs 酉, the original picture for this word, with 水 (water), added later to distinguish it.

Appears in

Medicine & Treatment

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