膈膜 (gé mó) — diaphragm (anatomy) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

diaphragm (anatomy)

Easily confused

膈膜。
gé mó De shōu suō kě yǐ bāng zhù hū xī.
The contraction of the diaphragm helps with breathing.
膈膜。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le wǒ de gé mó shì fǒu zhèng cháng.
The doctor checked whether my diaphragm was normal.
膈膜。
Jù liè yùn dòng hòu wǒ de gé mó yǒu diǎn téng.
After intense exercise, my diaphragm hurts a little.

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.

膈gédiaphragm

膜mómembrane

A 膜 forming the 膈, the diaphragm.

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ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

鬲

鬲gé膈gé

Same sound today

The left part ⺼ is a body/flesh sign, marking this as a body part; the right part 鬲 gives the sound gé.

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.