急救箱 (jí jiù xiāng) — first-aid kit | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

first-aid kit

Measure word · 个

Examples

急救箱。
Wǒ jiā lǐ cháng bèi yí gè jí jiù xiāng.
I always keep a first-aid kit at home.
，急救箱。
Shòu shāng yǐ hòu, tā mǎ shàng yòng le jí jiù xiāng.
After getting injured, he immediately used the first-aid kit.
急救箱。
Zhè ge jí jiù xiāng lǐ miàn yǒu bēng dài hé xiāo dú shuǐ.
This first-aid kit contains bandages and disinfectant.

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.

急救urgent rescue

急jíurgent救jiùrescue

偏正Modifier + head

The 急救 (urgent rescue) and 箱 (box) mean a box for urgent rescue.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

及

及jí急jí

Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the sound.

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

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

求

求qiú救jiù

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

In 救, 求 gives the sound, and 攴 is the action part.

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

𥫗相箱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𥫗Written in full as竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

相

相xiāng箱xiāng

Same sound today

箱 combines 竹, showing bamboo, with 相 as a sound part, to write a bamboo box or case.

Appears in

Medicine & Treatment

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