酸中毒 (suān zhòng dú) — acidosis (medical condition)

Definition

noun

acidosis (medical condition)

酸中毒，。
Yī shēng shuō tā dé le suān zhòng dú, xū yào mǎ shàng zhì liáo.
The doctor said he has acidosis and needs immediate treatment.
酸中毒。
Táng niào bìng huàn zhě de suān zhòng dú fēng xiǎn jiào gāo.
Diabetes patients have a higher risk of acidosis.
酸中毒。
Yán zhòng de suān zhòng dú huì dǎo zhì hūn mí.
Severe acidosis can lead to coma.

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.

中毒poisoning

动宾Verb + object

酸 refers to acid, and 中毒 means being poisoned, so the whole names acid poisoning.

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.

酉夋酸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

夋

夋qūn酸suān

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

酸 is built from 酉 and 夋, and 夋 gives the sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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

屮屮chèvegetation

Sound part声符shēngfú

毐

毐ǎi毒dú

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

毒 pairs 屮, a plant part, with 毐 as a sound part; this form was used for a poisonous plant.