失禁 (shī jīn) — incontinence (medical)

Definition

noun

incontinence (medical)

Examples

失禁。
Tā yīn wèi zhòng fēng dǎo zhì dà xiǎo biàn shī jīn.
He developed bowel and bladder incontinence as a result of a stroke.
失禁。
Lǎo nián rén zhōng shī jīn de qíng kuàng bǐ jiào cháng jiàn.
Incontinence is relatively common among the elderly.
失禁。
Yī shēng jiàn yì yòng yào wù kòng zhì niào shī jīn.
The doctor recommended medication to control urinary incontinence.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

失shīlose

禁jìncontrol

失 “lose” + 禁 “control”: losing control of the body.

Characters in this word

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

手手shǒu
乙乙yǐ

The shape is explained as a fallen person's footprint surrounded by drops of blood; another reading pairs 手 (hand) and 乙 to show something falling from a hand.

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

林示禁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

示示shìaltar

Sound part声符shēngfú

林

林lín禁jìn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

禁 has 林 above 示, an altar. The 林 part gives the sound, and the altar part connects the character to taboo or restricted matters.

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