针剂 (zhēn jì) — injection (as a medical preparation); injectabl…

Definition

针剂 (zhēnjì) refers to a drug supplied in injectable form — the medicine itself, not the act of injecting (use 注射 for the action).

noun

injection (as a medical preparation)injectable medicine

Measure word · 支

针剂。
Yī shēng gěi bìng rén zhù shè le yì zhǒng xīn de zhēn jì.
The doctor gave the patient a new type of injection.
针剂。
Zhè xiē zhēn jì xū yào lěng cáng bǎo cún.
These injections need to be stored in a refrigerator.
针剂。
Hù shi yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo le míng tiān yòng de zhēn jì.
The nurse has already prepared the injections for tomorrow.

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.

剂jìpreparation

针 suggests injection by needle, and 剂 denotes a medicinal preparation.

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 針; 针 is its simplified writing.

釒十針

Meaning part形符xíngfú

釒Written in full as金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

十

十shí針zhēn

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

The traditional form 針 puts 釒, the metal side, beside 十, which gives the sound; 针 is a simplified shorthand.

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.

齊刂劑

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.

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