粘连 (zhān lián) — adhesion (medical) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

adhesion (medical)

粘连。
Shǒu shù hòu chū xiàn le zhān lián.
Adhesion occurred after the surgery.
粘连。
zhān lián Huì yǐn qǐ fù bù téng tòng.
Adhesion can cause abdominal pain.
粘连。
Yī shēng chéng gōng fēn lí le zhān lián.
The doctor successfully separated the adhesion.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

粘 (stick) and 连 (join) describe tissues adhering.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

辶車連

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.