胃部 (wèi bù) — stomach area, gastric region

Definition

noun

stomach areagastric region

Measure word · 个

胃部。
Tā chī wán fàn hòu gǎn dào wèi bù téng tòng.
He felt pain in the stomach area after eating.
胃部。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de wèi bù shì fǒu yǒu bú shì.
The doctor examined her stomach region for any discomfort.
X胃部。
X guāng xiǎn shì wèi bù yǒu yì cháng.
An X-ray showed abnormalities in the stomach area.

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.

胃 (stomach) + 部 (region) means the stomach area.

Characters in this word

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

胃 originally drew a stomach with food inside, first as concentric circles and later with a grain-like mark in the middle.

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

咅

咅pǒu部bù

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

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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