染色体 (rǎn sè tǐ) — chromosome | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

chromosome

Measure word · 条

染色体。
Rén lèi yǒu sì shí liù tiáo rǎn sè tǐ.
Humans have 46 chromosomes.
染色体。
Bù tóng zhí wù yǒu bù tóng shù liàng de rǎn sè tǐ.
Different plants have different numbers of chromosomes.
染色体。
Jiǎn chá rǎn sè tǐ kě yǐ zhěn duàn yì xiē jí bìng.
Checking chromosomes can diagnose some diseases.

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.

染色staining

动宾Verb + object

'染' and '色' describe staining, while '体' names a body, so the word pictures a body that takes dye.

Characters in this word

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

氵九木染

染 combines 氵 (water), 九 (hook), and 木 (tree): something hung on a hook from a tree into water to dye it.

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

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

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 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

骨豊體

Meaning part形符xíngfú

骨骨gǔbone

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ體tǐ

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

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

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