胆汁 (dǎn zhī) — bile | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bile

胆汁。
Yī shēng shuō wǒ de dǎn zhī fēn mì bú zhèng cháng.
The doctor said my bile secretion is abnormal.
胆汁。
Zhè zhǒng zhōng yào kě yǐ cù jìn dǎn zhī fēn mì.
This Chinese medicine can promote bile secretion.
胆汁。
Gān zàng měi tiān fēn mì dà liàng de dǎn zhī.
The liver secretes a large amount of bile every day.

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.

胆dǎngallbladder

'胆' names the gallbladder and '汁' names its fluid, together meaning bile.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròubody part

Sound part声符shēngfú

旦

Same sound today

胆 combines ⺼, written as 肉 when full, for a body part, with 旦 as a sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵十汁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

十

十shí汁zhī(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

汁 has 氵, a form of 水, on the left and 十 on the right. The water part shows it is about a liquid, and 十 gives the sound.

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