痛觉 (tòng jiào) — sense of pain | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sense of pain

痛觉。
Tā de tòng jiào fēi cháng mǐn gǎn.
His sense of pain is very sensitive.
痛觉。
Zhè zhǒng jí bìng huì dǎo zhì tòng jiào sàng shī.
This disease can cause loss of pain sensation.
痛觉。
Yī shēng cè shì le tā de tòng jiào fǎn yìng.
The doctor tested his pain response.

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.

觉juésensation

Pain and sensation combine to name the sense of pain.

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.

疒甬痛

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèillness

Sound part声符shēngfú

甬

甬yǒng痛tòng

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

The 疒 part means illness, and 甬 gives the sound; together they form 痛, meaning pain or hurt.

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 覺; 觉 is its simplified writing.

𦥯見覺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

𦥯

𦥯𦥯覺jué

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

The traditional form 覺 pairs 見, a part that means see, with 𦥯, a part that gives the sound; simplified 觉 is a later abbreviation.