心功能 (xīn gōng néng) — cardiac function | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cardiac function

Examples

心功能。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de xīn gōng néng.
The doctor checked his cardiac function.
心功能。
Zhè ge yào kě yǐ gǎi shàn xīn gōng néng.
This medicine can improve cardiac function.
心功能。
Lǎo nián rén de xīn gōng néng huì màn màn xià jiàng.
Aged people's cardiac function will slowly decline.

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.

功能function

功gōngwork/merit能néngability

联合Side by side

“心” as heart and “功能” as function combine to mean cardiac function.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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

工力功

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìstrength

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

工gōng功gōng

Same sound today

功 puts 力 (strength) beside 工, which gives the sound gōng and means labour or work.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

能 is an old picture of a bear, showing two paws and a face with an open mouth.

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