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放射科 (fàng shè kē) — radiology department

Definition

The hospital department that performs imaging tests like X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs. The doctor who works here is called 放射科医生.

noun
radiology department
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 放射科。
    Wǒ qù fàng shè kē zuò jiǎn chá.
    I went to the radiology department for a check-up.
  • 放射科X。
    fàng shè kē De yī shēng bāng wǒ kàn le X guāng piàn.
    The doctor in the radiology department looked at my X-ray for me.
  • 放射科。
    Tā zài fàng shè kē gōng zuò le hěn duō nián.
    He has worked in the radiology department for many years.

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.

放射radiate
放fàngemit射shèradiate
联合Coordinate
科kēdepartment

放射 means emit or radiate, and 科 is a department, so it names a radiology department.

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
攵Written in full as攴pūhand, action
Sound part声符shēngfú
方
方fāng放fàng
Same sound today

放 uses 方 for its sound and 攵, a hand/action part, to mark an action of release.

Open 放 →

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

In 射, the left part comes from 弓 (bow) and 矢 (arrow), and the right part comes from a hand drawing the bowstring.

Open 射 →

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
斗斗dòumeasuring tool
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé科kē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

科 pairs 禾, which gives the hé sound, with 斗, a measuring tool.

Open 科 →
Appears in
Hospital & Clinic

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