诊所 (zhěn suǒ) — clinic | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

clinic

Measure word · 家

诊所。
Zhè jiā zhěn suǒ de yī shēng hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
The doctors at this clinic are very experienced.
诊所。
Tā měi tiān qù zhěn suǒ huàn yào.
He goes to the clinic every day to change his bandages.
诊所。
zhěn suǒ Lǐ yǒu hěn duō bìng rén.
There are many patients in the clinic.

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.

诊 for diagnosis and 所 for a place together name a clinic.

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 診; 诊 is its simplified writing.

言㐱診

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

㐱

㐱㐱診zhěn

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

In the traditional form 診, the left part 言 relates to speech, and the right part 㐱 gives the sound; the simplified 诊 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.

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

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

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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