妇科 (fù kē) — gynecology department | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gynecology department

Measure word · 个

妇科。
Tā jīn tiān qù fù kē zuò jiǎn chá.
She went to the gynecology department for a check-up today.
妇科。
fù kē De yī shēng hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
The doctors in the gynecology department are very experienced.
妇科。
Wǒ bāng mā ma zài fù kē guà le yí gè hào.
I helped my mom make an appointment at the gynecology department.

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.

科kēdepartment

A department dealing with women.

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 婦; 妇 is its simplified writing.

女帚婦

Meaning part形符xíngfú

女女nǚwoman

Sound part声符shēngfú

帚

帚zhǒu婦fù

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

The traditional form 婦 pairs 女 (woman) with 帚 (broom), and the Shuowen reads it as a woman holding a broom. The simplified 妇 is a shorthand.

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

禾斗科

Meaning part形符xíngfú

斗斗dòumeasuring tool

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

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

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

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