阑尾炎 (lán wěi yán) — appendicitis | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

appendicitis

阑尾炎。
Tā yīn wèi lán wěi yán zhù yuàn le.
He was hospitalized because of appendicitis.
阑尾炎。
lán wěi yán Xū yào jǐn kuài zuò shǒu shù.
Appendicitis requires surgery as soon as possible.
阑尾炎。
Yī shēng zhěn duàn tā dé le jí xìng lán wěi yán.
The doctor diagnosed her with acute appendicitis.

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.

阑尾appendix

偏正Modifier + head

炎yáninflammation

"阑尾" and "炎" combine the appendix with inflammation.

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 闌; 阑 is its simplified writing.

門柬闌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

門門méndoor

Sound part声符shēngfú

柬

柬jiǎn闌lán

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

The traditional form 闌 pairs 門 (door) with 柬, which supplies the sound; the simplified 阑 is a later abbreviation.

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

尸毛尾

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

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

火火炎

炎 places two 火 (fire) shapes vertically, one above the other, to show fire doubled.

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