血友病 (xuè yǒu bìng) — hemophilia | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hemophilia

血友病。
Tā cóng xiǎo jiù bèi zhěn duàn chū huàn yǒu xuè yǒu bìng.
He was diagnosed with hemophilia since childhood.
血友病。
xuè yǒu bìng Shì yì zhǒng yí chuán xìng jí bìng.
Hemophilia is a genetic disease.
血友病。
Yī shēng jiàn yì huàn zhě dìng qī jiē shòu xuè yǒu bìng zhì liáo.
Doctors recommend patients receive regular hemophilia treatment.

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.

血友blood friend

偏正Modifier + head

'血' names blood and '友' names a friend, forming a term for a hemophiliac, and '病' names the disease.

Characters in this word

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

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

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

又又友

友 is drawn as two 又, the hand form, side by side. The old explanation says two hands together mean friendship.

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

疒丙病

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèsickness

Sound part声符shēngfú

丙

Same sound today

病 pairs 疒, a sickness mark, with 丙, which gives the sound; 丙 also means fire, giving a picture of lying feverishly in bed.

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