早泄 (zǎo xiè) — premature ejaculation | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

premature ejaculation

早泄。
zǎo xiè Shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de xìng gōng néng wèn tí.
Premature ejaculation is a common sexual function problem.
早泄。
Tā yīn wèi zǎo xiè ér gǎn dào fēi cháng jiāo lǜ.
He feels very anxious because of premature ejaculation.
早泄。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zhì liáo zǎo xiè.
The doctor recommended he treat his premature ejaculation.

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.

泄xièdischarge/ejaculate

早泄 combines 早 'early' with 泄 'discharge/ejaculate', giving the sense of coming too early.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

棗

棗zǎo早zǎo

Same sound today

The form 早 pairs 日 (sun) with 棗, which gives the sound; an earlier shape of 早 was a picture of an acorn.

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 洩; 泄 is its simplified writing.

氵曳洩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

曳

曳yè洩xiè

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

In the traditional form 洩, 氵 marks the water-related meaning, while 曳 gives the sound; the simplified 泄 is a later abbreviation.

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