淋巴结 (lín bā jié) — lymph node | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lymph node

Measure word · 个

Examples

淋巴结。
Yī shēng fā xiàn tā de lín bā jié zhǒng le.
The doctor found that his lymph node was swollen.
淋巴结，。
Zhè ge lín bā jié yǒu yán zhèng, xū yào zhì liáo.
This lymph node is inflamed and needs treatment.
淋巴结，。
Rén tǐ yǒu hěn duō lín bā jié, tā men bāng zhù dǐ kàng gǎn rǎn.
The human body has many lymph nodes; they help fight infections.

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.

淋巴lymph

淋巴 names the lymph system, and 结 is a small body along lymph vessels.

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.

氵林淋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

林

林lín淋lín

Same sound today

The left side 氵 is water, and the right side 林 gives the character's sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

吉

吉jí結jié

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

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

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