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镇痛剂 (zhèn tòng jì) — painkiller, analgesic, anodyne

Definition

noun
painkilleranalgesicanodyne
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 镇痛剂。
    Yī shēng gěi tā kāi le zhèn tòng jì.
    The doctor prescribed him a painkiller.
  • 镇痛剂，。
    Zhè zhǒng zhèn tòng jì xiào guǒ hěn hǎo, dàn bú yào duō yòng.
    This kind of painkiller works well, but don't use it too much.
  • 镇痛剂。
    Shǒu shù hòu tā xū yào fú yòng zhèn tòng jì.
    After the surgery, he needs to take painkillers.

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.

镇痛relieve pain
镇zhènsuppress痛tòngpain
动宾Verb + object
剂jìmedicine

镇 means suppress, 痛 means pain, and 剂 means medicine; together they denote a painkiller.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鎮; 镇 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
真
真zhēn鎮zhèn
Same sound today

The traditional form 鎮 uses 金, metal, and 真, which gave its sound; it depicted pressing down with a metal weight. The simplified 镇 is a later abbreviation.

Open 镇 →

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
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.

Open 痛 →

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.

Open 剂 →
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