性器官 (xìng qì guān) — genitals; sexual organs | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

genitalssexual organs

Examples

，性器官。
Zài shēng wù xué kè shàng, lǎo shī jiǎng jiě le xìng qì guān de jié gòu.
In biology class, the teacher explained the structure of the genitals.
性器官。
Yī shēng jiàn yì dìng qī jiǎn chá xìng qì guān de jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng.
The doctor recommends regular check-ups of the health of the genitals.
性器官。
Yīng ér de xìng qì guān zài chū shēng shí jiù yǐ jīng fā yù wán quán le.
The baby's genitals are already fully developed at birth.

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.

器官organ

器qìinstrument官guānorgan

联合Coordinate

性 (sex) and 器官 (organs) name sexual organs.

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.

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

生shēng性xìng

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

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

宀宀mián
𠂤𠂤𠂤

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.

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