造血 (zào xuè) — hematopoiesis (the process of blood cell format… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Medical term for hematopoiesis — the body's process of producing blood cells. Used in clinical and biomedical contexts (造血干细胞 'hematopoietic stem cells', 造血系统 'hematopoietic system').

noun

hematopoiesis (the process of blood cell formation)

Examples

造血。
Tā de zào xuè gōng néng chū xiàn le wèn tí.
His hematopoietic function has developed problems.
造血。
zào xuè Gàn xì bāo kě yǐ zhì liáo xǔ duō xuè yè jí bìng.
Hematopoietic stem cells can treat many blood diseases.
造血。
Yī shēng zhèng zài yán jiū rén de zào xuè xì tǒng.
The doctor is studying the human hematopoietic system.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

造 (make) and 血 (blood) combine to mean the making of blood.

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

辵辵chuòto walk

Sound part声符shēngfú

屮

屮chè造zào

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

Its origin is unclear, but early forms of 造 include 辵 (to walk) and 口, with 屮 as a sound part, and mean go or arrive.

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.

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Biology Organs & Anatomy

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