击伤 (jī shāng) — to wound, to injure (by striking or shooting) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to woundto injure (by striking or shooting)

Examples

击伤。
Tā zài zhàn dòu zhōng jī shāng le sān míng dí rén.
He wounded three enemies in the battle.
击伤。
Jǐng chá yòng xiàng pí zǐ dàn jī shāng le jǐ míng bào tú.
The police injured several rioters with rubber bullets.
击伤。
Quán jī shǒu zài dì bā huí hé jī shāng le duì shǒu.
The boxer injured his opponent in the eighth round.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

击jīstrike

伤shānginjury

The strike 击 leads to 伤, an injury.

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 擊; 击 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

毄

毄jī擊jī

Same sound today

The traditional form 擊 has 手 (hand) and 毄; 毄 gives the sound and also points to striking, while the simplified 击 is a later shorthand.

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.

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