坐骨神经 (zuò gǔ shén jīng) — sciatic nerve | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sciatic nerve

Measure word · 条

Examples

坐骨神经，。
Tā de zuò gǔ shén jīng shòu shāng le, zǒu lù hěn kùn nan.
His sciatic nerve was injured, making walking very difficult.
坐骨神经。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de zuò gǔ shén jīng.
The doctor examined his sciatic nerve.
坐骨神经。
zuò gǔ shén jīng Tòng shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de jí bìng.
Sciatica is a common condition.

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.

坐骨sitting bone

坐zuòsit骨gǔbone

偏正Modifier + head

神经nerve

神shénspirit经jīngmeridian

偏正Modifier + head

坐骨 means sitting bone and 神经 means nerve; together they name the nerve associated with the sitting bone.

Characters in this word

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

留留liúto stay
土土tǔground

The form 坐 combines 留, 'to stay', and 土, 'ground'.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

冎

冎guǎ骨gǔ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The older form 冎 drew a bone; 肉, flesh, was added to make 骨.

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

示示shìgod; deity

Sound part声符shēngfú

申

申shēn神shén

Same sound today

The older form 申 drew lightning, which the ancients regarded as divine; 神 adds 示 (god/deity) to mark that meaning.

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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