血色素 (xuè sè sù) — hemoglobin | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hemoglobin

血色素。
Yī shēng ràng wǒ qù jiǎn chá yí xià xuè sè sù.
The doctor told me to go get my hemoglobin checked.
血色素。
Tā de xuè sè sù shuǐ píng hěn zhèng cháng.
Her hemoglobin level is very normal.
血色素，。
Rú guǒ xuè sè sù tài dī, jiù yào zhù yì yǐn shí le.
If your hemoglobin is too low, you need to pay attention to your diet.

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.

色素pigment

色sècolor素sùsubstance; element

偏正Modifier + head

“血” (blood) and “色素” (color substance) name the coloring substance in blood.

Characters in this word

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

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

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

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 素 came from a picture of hands braiding thread.