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解毒剂 (jiě dú jì) — antidote

Definition

noun
antidote
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 解毒剂。
    Yī shēng gěi tā zhù shè le yì zhǒng jiě dú jì.
    The doctor injected him with an antidote.
  • 解毒剂。
    Zhè zhǒng jiě dú jì kě yǐ zhì liáo shé dú.
    This antidote can treat snake venom.
  • 解毒剂。
    Zhòng dú hòu yào jǐn kuài fú yòng jiě dú jì.
    After poisoning, you should take the antidote as soon as possible.

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.

解毒remove poison
解jiěremove毒dúpoison
动宾Verb + object
剂jìpreparation

解毒 means removing poison; 剂 is a preparation, so it names an antidote.

Characters in this word

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

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

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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
屮屮chèvegetation
Sound part声符shēngfú
毐
毐ǎi毒dú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

毒 pairs 屮, a plant part, with 毐 as a sound part; this form was used for a poisonous plant.

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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 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí劑jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.

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