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肾结石 (shèn jié shí) — kidney stone

Definition

noun
kidney stone

Examples

  • 肾结石，。
    Tā dé le shèn jié shí, yào qù yī yuàn.
    He got a kidney stone and needs to go to the hospital.
  • 肾结石。
    Yī shēng shuō tā yǒu yí gè shèn jié shí.
    The doctor said he has a kidney stone.
  • 肾结石。
    Duō hē shuǐ kě yǐ fáng zhǐ shèn jié shí.
    Drinking more water can prevent kidney stones.

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.

肾shènkidney
结石formed stone
结jiéform石shístone
动宾Verb + object

肾 points to the kidney; 结 and 石 give the idea of a formed stone.

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 腎; 肾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
⺼Written in full as肉ròumeat; flesh
Sound part声符shēngfú
臤
臤qiān腎shèn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 腎 pairs ⺼ (flesh) with 臤 as a sound hint, and it names a body part, the kidneys. The simplified 肾 is a later shorthand.

Open 肾 →

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 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 石 shows a stone under a cliff-like overhang, or a cave set into a cliff side.

Open 石 →
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