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血清 (xuè qīng) — serum (the liquid component of blood after clotting)

Definition

noun
serum (the liquid component of blood after clotting)

Examples

  • 血清。
    Yī shēng tí qǔ le tā de xuè qīng.
    The doctor extracted her serum.
  • 。
    Zhè zhǒng yì miáo shì yòng xuè qīng zhì chéng de.
    This vaccine is made from serum.
  • 血清。
    xuè qīng Kě yǐ yòng lái zhì liáo yì xiē jí bìng.
    Serum can be used to treat some diseases.

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.

血xuèblood
清qīngclear liquid

The clear liquid part of 血 'blood' is 清, forming 血清.

Characters in this word

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

  • 一一yīdrop of blood
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

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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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng清qīng
Same sound today

清 has 氵 (water) on the left and 青 on the right to show its sound.

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Appears in
Organs & AnatomyMedicine & Treatment

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