视网膜 (shì wǎng mó) — retina | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

retina

Examples

视网膜。
shì wǎng mó Shì yǎn jing nèi bù de yī céng gǎn guāng zǔ zhī.
The retina is a light-sensitive layer inside the eye.
视网膜，。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de shì wǎng mó, fā xiàn méi yǒu wèn tí.
The doctor examined his retina and found no problem.
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Cháng shí jiān kàn píng mù kě néng huì duì shì wǎng mó zào chéng shāng hài.
Long periods of looking at screens may cause damage to the retina.

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.

网膜net membrane

网wǎngnet膜mómembrane

偏正Modifier + head

视 relates to sight, 网 to a net, and 膜 to a membrane, naming the retina.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

示

示shì視shì

Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

罔

罔wǎng網wǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

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

莫mò膜mó

Same sound today

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

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