粘膜 (nián mó) — mucous membrane | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mucous membrane

Measure word · 层

Easily confused

粘膜。
Wèi de nián mó hěn róng yì shòu dào cì jī.
The lining of the stomach is easily irritated.
粘膜。
Bìng dú kě yǐ tōng guò nián mó jìn rù rén tǐ.
Viruses can enter the human body through mucous membranes.
粘膜。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le bìng rén de bí nián mó.
The doctor examined the patient's nasal mucosa.

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.

膜mómembrane

粘 and 膜 together mean a sticky membrane, the mucous membrane.

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.

米占粘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

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

粘 pairs 米 (rice) with 占, which gives the sound. The 米 part is the rice in glutinous, sticky rice.

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

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

Same sound today

膜 combines ⺼ (written in full as 肉) with 莫, which gives the character its sound.