造影剂 (zào yǐng jì) — contrast agent (used in medical imaging, such as X-ray, CT, or MRI)

Definition

noun
contrast agent (used in medical imaging, such as X-ray, CT, or MRI)

Examples

  • 造影剂，。
    Yī shēng gěi bìng rén zhù shè le zào yǐng jì, yǐ biàn gèng qīng chǔ dì guān chá xuè guǎn.
    The doctor injected the patient with a contrast agent to observe the blood vessels more clearly.
  • 造影剂。
    Zhè zhǒng zào yǐng jì zài hé cí gòng zhèn jiǎn chá zhōng xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.
    This type of contrast agent works very well in MRI examinations.
  • 造影剂，。
    Shǐ yòng zào yǐng jì qián, xū yào què rèn bìng rén méi yǒu guò mǐn shǐ.
    Before using a contrast agent, you need to confirm that the patient has no history of allergies.

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.

造影make an image
造zàomake影yǐngimage
动宾Verb + object
剂jìagent

造 means make and 影 means image, and 剂 points to a substance used for making images.

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
口口kǒu
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.

Open 造 →

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
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.

Open 影 →

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 劑; 剂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
齊
齊qí劑jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 劑, 齊 gives the sound and 刂 (刀, a knife) shows the meaning. The simplified 剂 is a later shorthand.

Open 剂 →

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