校医 (xiào yī) — school doctor | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

school doctor

Measure word · 个

，校医。
Hái zi fā shāo le, wǒ dài tā qù xiào yī nà lǐ kàn kàn.
The child has a fever; I'll take him to the school doctor.
校医。
xiào yī Měi tiān dōu huì zài yī wù shì zhí bān.
The school doctor is on duty in the clinic every day.
校医。
Xué xiào qǐng le yí wèi xīn xiào yī.
The school hired a new school doctor.

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.

校 means school and 医 means doctor, together naming a doctor serving a school.

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.

木交校

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

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

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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 醫; 医 is its simplified writing.

殹酉醫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒuliquor

Sound part声符shēngfú

殹

殹yì醫yī

Same sound today

The traditional form 醫 pairs 酉 (liquor) with 殹 as a sound part; the simplified 医 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.