医学界 (yī xué jiè) — medical circles, the medical community

Definition

Refers to the collective field of medicine — the community of doctors, researchers, and institutions. 界 means 'sphere/field' and forms similar words like 科技界 and 教育界.

noun
medical circlesthe medical community

Examples

  • 医学界。
    yī xué jiè Duì zhè yì fā xiàn fǎn yìng qiáng liè.
    The medical community reacted strongly to this discovery.
  • ，医学界。
    Jìn nián lái, yī xué jiè zài ái zhèng zhì liáo fāng miàn qǔ dé le zhòng dà tū pò.
    In recent years, the medical community has made major breakthroughs in cancer treatment.
  • 医学界。
    Zhè wèi jiào shòu zài yī xué jiè xiǎng yǒu hěn gāo de shēng yù.
    This professor enjoys a very high reputation in the medical community.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

医学medicine
医yīmedical学xuéstudy
偏正Modifier + head
界jiècircle

医学 names the field of medicine, and 界 extends it to the community within that field.

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

Open 学 →

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
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
介
介jiè界jiè
Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Open 界 →

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