医疗站 (yī liáo zhàn) — medical station; health center

Definition

noun
medical stationhealth center
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，医疗站。
    Tā shēng bìng le, qù yī liáo zhàn kàn bìng.
    He got sick and went to the medical station for treatment.
  • 医疗站。
    yī liáo zhàn Zài cūn zi de dōng bian.
    The health center is on the east side of the village.
  • 医疗站。
    Shè qū lǐ xīn jiàn le yí gè yī liáo zhàn.
    A new medical station was built in the community.

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.

医疗medical treatment
医yīmedicine疗liáotreat
联合Side by side
站zhànstation

'医疗' means medical treatment, and '站' means station, so it denotes a place for medical services.

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 療; 疗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèdisease
Sound part声符shēngfú
尞
尞liáo療liáo
Same sound today

The traditional form 療 has 疒 for disease and 尞 for the sound; the simplified 疗 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical ones.

Open 疗 →

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
立立lì
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn站zhàn
Same sound today

站 has 立 on the left and 占 on the right; 立 relates to standing, and 占 gives the sound.

Open 站 →

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