医务所 (yī wù suǒ) — clinic

Definition

noun
clinic
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • ，医务所。
    Wǒ tóu téng, qù yī wù suǒ kàn le kàn.
    I had a headache, so I went to the clinic for a check-up.
  • 医务所，。
    yī wù suǒ De yī shēng hěn fù zé, gěi wǒ kāi le yào.
    The doctor at the clinic was very responsible and prescribed me some medicine.
  • 医务所。
    Tā zài yī wù suǒ dǎ le yì zhēn jiù huí jiā le.
    He got an injection at the clinic and then went home.

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.

医务medical work
医yīmedical务wùaffairs
偏正Modifier + head
所suǒplace

医务 names medical work and 所 names the place where it is done.

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 醫; 医 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
酉酉yǒuliquor
Sound part声符shēngfú
殹
殹yì醫yī
Same sound today

The traditional form 醫 pairs 酉 (liquor) with 殹 as a sound part; the simplified 医 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 医 →

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 務; 务 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
敄
敄wù務wù
Same sound today

In the traditional form 務, 力 shows the sense of strength or effort, while 敄 gives the sound. The simplified 务 is a later shorthand.

Open 务 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

Open 所 →

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