磷脂 (lín zhī) — phospholipid | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

phospholipid

磷脂。
lín zhī Shì xì bāo mó de zhòng yào zǔ chéng bù fen.
Phospholipids are an important component of cell membranes.
磷脂。
Dà dòu zhōng hán yǒu fēng fù de lín zhī.
Soybeans are rich in phospholipids.
磷脂。
Zhè zhǒng bǎo jiàn pǐn de zhǔ yào chéng fèn shì lín zhī.
The main ingredient of this health supplement is phospholipids.

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.

磷línphosphorus

磷 gives phosphorus and 脂 gives fat, naming a phosphorus-containing lipid.

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.

石粦磷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

石石shístone

Sound part声符shēngfú

粦

粦lín磷lín

Same sound today

磷 is built from 石 (stone) and 粦, which provides the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

月旨脂

Meaning part形符xíngfú

月Written in full as肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

旨

Same sound today

The left 月 is meat, and the right 旨 gives the sound.