肠痉挛 (cháng jìng luán) — intestinal spasm; spasms of the intestines | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

intestinal spasmspasms of the intestines

Examples

肠痉挛。
Tā yīn fù tòng bèi zhěn duàn wèi cháng jìng luán.
He was diagnosed with intestinal spasms because of abdominal pain.
肠痉挛，。
cháng jìng luán Fā zuò shí, huàn zhě huì gǎn dào fù bù jù tòng.
When intestinal spasms occur, the patient will feel severe abdominal pain.
肠痉挛。
Yī shēng jiàn yì yòng rè shuǐ dài huǎn jiě cháng jìng luán.
The doctor suggested using a hot water bottle to relieve the intestinal spasms.

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.

肠chángintestine

痉挛spasm

痉jìngconvulsion挛luáncramp

联合Side by side

肠 is intestine, and 痉挛 combines 痉 (convulsion) and 挛 (cramp) to mean a sudden tightening; together it is an intestinal spasm.

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 腸; 肠 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròubody

Sound part声符shēngfú

昜

昜yáng腸cháng

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

The traditional form 腸 pairs 肉, the body, with 昜, which gives the sound; the simplified 肠 is a later shorthand.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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