胸肌 (xiōng jī) — pectoral muscle; chest muscle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pectoral musclechest muscle

Measure word · 块

Examples

胸肌，。
Tā měi tiān duàn liàn xiōng jī, suǒ yǐ jī ròu hěn fā dá.
He exercises his chest muscles every day, so they are well-developed.
胸肌。
Yī shēng shuō wǒ zuǒ biān de xiōng jī shòu le shāng.
The doctor said my left chest muscle is injured.
胸肌。
Hěn duō jiàn shēn de rén dōu huì liàn xí xiōng jī.
Many people who work out train their chest muscles.

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.

肌jīmuscle

胸 (chest) and 肌 (muscle) combine to name the chest muscle.

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

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

匈

匈xiōng胸xiōng

Same sound today

胸 adds 肉 (meat/flesh) to the original form 匈, which provides 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

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ肌jī

Same sound today

In 肌, the left part ⺼ is the flesh form, matching muscle or flesh, while the right part 几 supplies the sound.

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