软组织 (ruǎn zǔ zhī) — soft tissue (anatomy)

Definition

noun
soft tissue (anatomy)

Examples

  • MRI软组织。
    MRI kě yǐ qīng xī dì xiǎn shì ruǎn zǔ zhī de sǔn shāng.
    MRI can clearly show damage to soft tissue.
  • 软组织。
    Yùn dòng yuán de ruǎn zǔ zhī lā shāng xū yào jǐ zhōu cái néng huī fù.
    An athlete's soft tissue strain takes several weeks to recover.
  • 软组织。
    Wài kē yī shēng zǐ xì fēn lí le ruǎn zǔ zhī hé gǔ gé.
    The surgeon carefully separated the soft tissue from the bone.

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.

软ruǎnsoft
组织tissue
组zǔgroup/assemble织zhīweave
联合Side by side

软 (soft) and 组织 (tissue) together mean soft tissue.

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 軟; 软 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
耎
耎ruǎn軟ruǎn
Same sound today

The traditional form 軟 pairs 車 (carriage) with 耎 as a sound part; 耎 depicted a man under rain, and simplified 软 uses a later right side instead of 耎.

Open 软 →

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 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí織zhī
Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

Open 织 →
Appears in
Organs & Anatomy

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