腹膜 (fù mó) — peritoneum | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

peritoneum

腹膜。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le bìng rén de fù mó.
The doctor examined the patient's peritoneum.
腹膜。
fù mó Bǎo hù zhe fù qiāng lǐ de qì guān.
The peritoneum protects the organs in the abdominal cavity.
腹膜。
Shǒu shù shí yī shēng huì xiān dǎ kāi fù mó.
During surgery, the doctor will first open the peritoneum.

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.

腹fùabdomen

膜mómembrane

腹 “abdomen” + 膜 “membrane” names the membrane lining the abdomen.

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; flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

复

复fù腹⁰fù

Same sound today

The left part 肉, meaning flesh, shows this is a body part, and the right part 复 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

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

Same sound today

膜 combines ⺼ (written in full as 肉) with 莫, which gives the character its sound.