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心绞痛 (xīn jiǎo tòng) — angina pectoris

Definition

noun
angina pectoris

Examples

  • 心绞痛。
    Yī shēng shuō tā dé le xīn jiǎo tòng.
    The doctor said he has angina pectoris.
  • 心绞痛。
    xīn jiǎo tòng Fā zuò shí huì gǎn dào jù liè de xiōng tòng.
    When angina pectoris attacks, you will feel severe chest pain.
  • 心绞痛。
    Zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ huǎn jiě xīn jiǎo tòng de zhèng zhuàng.
    This medicine can relieve the symptoms of angina pectoris.

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.

心xīnheart
绞痛twisting pain
绞jiǎotwist痛tòngpain
偏正Modifier + head

心 is heart, 绞 suggests twisting, and 痛 is pain; together they name a twisting heart pain.

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.

Open 心 →

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 絞; 绞 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
交
交jiāo絞jiǎo
Same sound today

The traditional form 絞 pairs 糸 (thread) with 交 as the sound part; the simplified 绞 is a later abbreviation.

Open 绞 →

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
疒疒nèillness
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng痛tòng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 疒 part means illness, and 甬 gives the sound; together they form 痛, meaning pain or hurt.

Open 痛 →
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