低血糖 (dī xuè táng) — (medicine) hypoglycemia; low blood sugar | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(medicine) hypoglycemialow blood sugar

Examples

低血糖。
Tā yīn wèi dī xuè táng yūn dǎo le.
He fainted because of hypoglycemia.
低血糖。
Táng niào bìng huàn zhě yào zhù yì yù fáng dī xuè táng.
Diabetic patients need to be careful to prevent hypoglycemia.
，低血糖。
Wǒ zǎo shàng méi chī zǎo fàn, yǒu diǎn dī xuè táng.
I didn't eat breakfast this morning, so I have slight hypoglycemia.

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.

血糖blood sugar

血xuèblood糖tángsugar

偏正Modifier + head

低血糖 combines 低, 血, and 糖 to mean low sugar in the blood.

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.

亻氐低

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénman, person

Sound part声符shēngfú

氐

氐dī低dī

Same sound today

In 低, the left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 氐 gives the sound; the image is a person lowering or bowing themselves.

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

一一yīdrop of blood
皿皿mǐncontainer

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

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

米唐糖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

唐

Same sound today

糖 is made from 米 (rice) and 唐, which gives the sound táng.

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