造影 (zào yǐng) — radiography; contrast imaging (medical procedur… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A medical imaging procedure where a contrast agent is injected to make internal structures (e.g. blood vessels, organs) visible on scans. In everyday language you would just say 做检查.

noun

radiographycontrast imaging (medical procedure using a contrast agent to visualize internal structures)

Examples

造影。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò yí cì xīn zàng zào yǐng jiǎn chá.
The doctor recommended he undergo a cardiac angiography examination.
造影。
zào yǐng Jì shù kě yǐ bāng zhù fā xiàn xuè guǎn zhōng de dǔ sè.
Radiography technology can help detect blockages in blood vessels.
造影。
Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng zào yǐng shè bèi néng tí gōng gèng qīng xī de tú xiàng.
This new type of radiography equipment can provide clearer images.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

造 means create and 影 means image, giving image creation.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòto walk

Sound part声符shēngfú

屮

屮chè造zào

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Its origin is unclear, but early forms of 造 include 辵 (to walk) and 口, with 屮 as a sound part, and mean go or arrive.

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

景彡影

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彡彡shān

Sound part声符shēngfú

景

景jǐng影yǐng

Same sound today

影 pairs 景, which gives the sound and also carries the idea of image, with 彡, the part that points to shadow.

Appears in

Medicine & Treatment

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