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过敏性 (guò mǐn xìng) — allergic sensitivity; allergy (as a quality or condition)

Definition

noun
allergic sensitivityallergy (as a quality or condition)

Examples

  • 过敏性，。
    Tā de pí fū yǒu guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng, bù néng jiē chù huā fěn.
    Her skin has an allergic reaction and cannot come into contact with pollen.
  • 过敏性。
    Yī shēng shuō tā kě néng shì guò mǐn xìng tǐ zhì.
    The doctor said he might have an allergic constitution.
  • 过敏性。
    Zhè zhǒng yào duì guò mǐn xìng bí yán hěn yǒu xiào.
    This medicine is very effective for allergic rhinitis.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

过敏excessively sensitive
过guòexcessive敏mǐnsensitive
偏正Modifier + head
性xìngquality

It expresses the 性 of 过 敏, an excessive sensitivity.

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 過; 过 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
咼
咼wāi過guò
Same sound today

The traditional form 過 pairs 辵 (walk) with 咼 as a sound component; the simplified 过 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 过 →

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
攴攴pūhand; action
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi敏mǐn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

敏 pairs 每, which gives the sound, with 攴, a hand/action part.

Open 敏 →

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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →
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