胆固醇 (dǎn gù chún) — cholesterol | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cholesterol

Examples

胆固醇。
Tā tǐ jiǎn shí fā xiàn dǎn gù chún piān gāo.
He found that his cholesterol was high during the health check.
胆固醇。
Jī dàn huáng hán yǒu jiào duō dǎn gù chún.
Egg yolks contain relatively high cholesterol.
胆固醇。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā shǎo chī gāo dǎn gù chún de shí wù.
The doctor advised him to eat fewer high-cholesterol foods.

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.

固醇sterol

固gùsolid醇chúnalcohol

偏正Modifier + head

胆 means bile, 固 means solid, and 醇 means alcohol; the term names the solid alcohol-like substance found in bile.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròubody part

Sound part声符shēngfú

旦

旦dàn胆dǎn

Same sound today

胆 combines ⺼, written as 肉 when full, for a body part, with 旦 as a sound part.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

𦎧

𦎧𦎧醇chún

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

醇 is built from 酉 and 𦎧, with 𦎧 giving the sound.

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