肽 (tài) — peptide
Definition
noun
peptide
Easily confused
- 呔dāilook-alike(classical interjection) hey! stop! (a sudden shout to get attention, used in early vernacular novels)
- 太tàisound-aliketoo, excessively (often with 了)
- 钛tàilook-aliketitanium
- 泰tàisound-alikepeace, calm
- 汰tàilook-aliketo eliminate through competition or selection (bound form, used in compounds like 淘汰)
- 态tàisound-alikestate; condition
Examples
- 肽。Zhè zhǒng tài jù yǒu kàng jūn huó xìng.This type of peptide has antibacterial activity.
- 肽。Dàn bái zhì zài tǐ nèi bèi fēn jiě chéng tài.Proteins are broken down into peptides in the body.
- 肽。Yán jiū rén yuán hé chéng le yì zhǒng xīn xíng tài.The researchers synthesized a new type of peptide.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
肽 pairs ⺼, written in full as 肉, with 太, whose sound is tài.
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