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脑炎 (nǎo yán) — encephalitis

Definition

noun
encephalitis

Examples

  • ，脑炎。
    Hái zi fā shāo tóu tòng, yī shēng huái yí shì nǎo yán.
    The child has a fever and headache; the doctor suspects encephalitis.
  • 脑炎。
    nǎo yán De zhì liáo xū yào zhù yuàn hé kàng bìng dú yào wù.
    Treatment for encephalitis requires hospitalization and antiviral medication.
  • 脑炎。
    Jiē zhòng yì miáo kě yǐ yù fáng mǒu xiē lèi xíng de nǎo yán.
    Vaccination can prevent certain types of encephalitis.

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.

脑nǎobrain
炎yáninflammation

脑 names the brain and 炎 names inflammation, so 脑炎 is inflammation of the brain.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腦; 脑 is its simplified writing.

  • 匕匕bǐ
  • 巛巛chuānhair
  • 囟囟xìnhead; fontanel

In the traditional form 腦, the older part 匕 was replaced by a flesh part, while 巛 (hair) and 囟 (head; fontanel) stayed. The simplified 脑 is a later abbreviation.

Open 脑 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

炎 places two 火 (fire) shapes vertically, one above the other, to show fire doubled.

Open 炎 →
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