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布洛芬 (bù luò fēn) — Ibuprofen (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID)

Definition

noun
Ibuprofen (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID)
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • ，布洛芬。
    Wǒ tóu tòng de shí hou, huì chī yí piàn bù luò fēn.
    When I have a headache, I'll take a pill of Ibuprofen.
  • 布洛芬。
    Yī shēng ràng wǒ fàn hòu chī bù luò fēn.
    The doctor told me to take Ibuprofen after meals.
  • 布洛芬。
    bù luò fēn Yǒu tuì shāo de zuò yòng.
    Ibuprofen has a fever-reducing effect.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
音译yīnyìTransliteration

The characters spell the sound of a foreign word; their individual meanings play no part.

布bù
洛luò
芬fēn

The 布洛芬 characters carry no separate meaning here; the word transliterates the drug name.

Sound-only characters

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
巾巾jīnkerchief
Sound part声符shēngfú
父
父fù布bù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

布 pairs 巾, a kerchief, with 父 as a sound part.

Open 布 →

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè洛Luò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

洛 shows 水 (water) and 各, and 各 supplies the sound.

Open 洛 →

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
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
分
分fēn芬fēn
Same sound today

芬 is built from 艸, the grass form, and 分, which gives the sound.

Open 芬 →
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