类固醇 (lèi gù chún) — steroid | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steroid

Measure word · 种

Examples

类固醇。
Yī shēng gěi wǒ kāi le zhè zhǒng lèi gù chún.
The doctor prescribed this type of steroid for me.
类固醇。
Làn yòng lèi gù chún huì duì shēn tǐ zào chéng shāng hài.
Abusing steroids can cause harm to the body.
类固醇？
Zhè zhǒng lèi gù chún yòng lái zhì liáo shén me jí bìng?
What diseases is this steroid used to treat?

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.

类lèikind

固醇sterol

固gùsolid醇chúnalcohol

偏正Modifier + head

The word pairs 类, kind, with 固醇, the sterol name, to name the steroid family.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 類; 类 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犬犬quǎn

Sound part声符shēngfú

頪

頪lèi類lèi

Same sound today

The traditional form 類 pairs 犬, which relates to the meaning, with 頪, which gives the sound. The simplified 类 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 类 →

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

囗古固

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéi

Sound part声符shēngfú

古

古gǔ固gù

Same sound today

固 combines 囗, which relates to the meaning, with 古, which gives the sound.

Open 固 →

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