致癌物 (zhì ái wù) — carcinogen | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

carcinogen

Measure word · 种

Examples

致癌物。
Shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī jiāng zhè zhǒng wù zhì liè wéi zhì ái wù.
The World Health Organization lists this substance as a carcinogen.
致癌物。
Cháng qī jiē chù zhì ái wù huì zēng jiā huàn ái zhèng de fēng xiǎn.
Long-term exposure to carcinogens increases the risk of developing cancer.
致癌物。
Zhè zhǒng shí pǐn tiān jiā jì yǐ bèi què rèn wèi zhì ái wù.
This food additive has been confirmed as a carcinogen.

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.

致癌causing cancer

致zhìcause癌áicancer

动宾Verb + object

致癌 means causing 癌, and 物 is the thing involved.

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.

至攵致

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

至

至zhì致zhì

Same sound today

致 pairs 至, used for its sound, with 攵, written in full as 攴.

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

疒嵒癌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèdisease

Sound part声符shēngfú

嵒

嵒yán癌

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

癌 combines 疒 (disease) with 嵒, a component used for its sound.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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