酸痛 (suān tòng) — aching, sore | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

achingsore

酸痛。
Yùn dòng hòu wǒ de jī ròu hěn suān tòng.
After exercise, my muscles are very sore.
酸痛，。
Tā quán shēn suān tòng, kě néng shì gǎn mào le.
His whole body aches; he might have caught a cold.
酸痛。
Zhè zhǒng yào néng huǎn jiě suān tòng de gǎn jué.
This medicine can relieve the feeling of soreness.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

酸 and 痛 both describe bodily discomfort, together they mean sore and aching.

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.

酉夋酸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

夋

夋qūn酸suān

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

酸 is built from 酉 and 夋, and 夋 gives the sound.

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

疒甬痛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèillness

Sound part声符shēngfú

甬

甬yǒng痛tòng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 疒 part means illness, and 甬 gives the sound; together they form 痛, meaning pain or hurt.

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