伤口 (shāng kǒu) — wound; cut | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The specific physical cut or wound on the body — a localized injury, not the general concept 伤. Compare 伤痕 (a scar, healed mark) and 疤 (permanent scar or scab).

noun

woundcut

Measure word · 处

Examples

伤口？
Nǐ de shāng kǒu hái téng ma?
Is your wound still painful?
伤口。
Tā de shāng kǒu xū yào xiāo dú bāo zā.
His wound needs to be disinfected and bandaged.
伤口，。
Zhè ge shāng kǒu hěn shēn, yào xiǎo xīn chǔ lǐ.
This wound is very deep; you need to handle it carefully.

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.

口kǒuopening

伤口 combines 伤 'wound' and 口 'opening' for a cut or break in the skin.

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 傷; 伤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𥏻

𥏻𥏻傷shāng

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

The traditional form 傷 shows 人, a person, and uses 𥏻 to give the sound; the simplified 伤 is a later shorthand.

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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