不孕症 (bù yùn zhèng) — infertility (medical condition)

Definition

noun

infertility (medical condition)

Measure word · 种

不孕症，。
Tā yīn wèi huàn yǒu bù yùn zhèng, yì zhí zài jī jí zhì liáo.
Because she suffers from infertility, she has been actively seeking treatment.
不孕症。
Xiàn dài yī xué jì shù kě yǐ bāng zhù xǔ duō bù yùn zhèng huàn zhě shí xiàn shēng yù de yuàn wàng.
Modern medical technology can help many infertility patients realize their wish to have children.
不孕症。
Yī shēng jiàn yì zhè duì fū qī zuò xiáng xì de jiǎn chá yǐ què zhěn bù yùn zhèng.
The doctor suggested that this couple undergo a detailed examination to confirm infertility.

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.

不孕not conceive

偏正Modifier + head

不孕 means not conceive and 症 means disease, naming a condition of not conceiving.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

孕 is drawn as a pregnant woman with a fetus.

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

疒正症

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèdisease

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

Same sound today

The left part 疒 shows it is about disease. The right part 正 is used for the sound.