血肿 (xuè zhǒng) — hematoma | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hematoma

Measure word · 块

Examples

，血肿。
Tā shuāi le yì jiāo, tuǐ shàng qǐ le gè xuè zhǒng.
He fell down and got a hematoma on his leg.
血肿，。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá hòu shuō zhǐ shì pí xià xuè zhǒng, bù yán zhòng.
The doctor examined and said it was just a subcutaneous hematoma, nothing serious.
血肿。
Shǒu shù hòu chū xiàn xuè zhǒng shì cháng jiàn de bìng fā zhèng.
Developing a hematoma after surgery is a common complication.

Origin

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.

肿zhǒngswelling

“血肿” is a “肿” (swelling) caused by “血” (blood).

Characters in this word

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

一一yīdrop of blood
皿皿mǐncontainer

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腫; 肿 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat, flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

重

重zhòng腫zhǒng

Same sound today

The traditional form 腫 combines 肉 (flesh) with 重 as a sound part; the simplified 肿 is a later shorthand.

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