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镇静剂 (zhèn jìng jì) — sedative; tranquilizer

Definition

noun
sedativetranquilizer

Examples

  • 镇静剂。
    Yī shēng gěi tā kāi le yì xiē zhèn jìng jì.
    The doctor prescribed him some sedatives.
  • 镇静剂。
    Zhè zhǒng zhèn jìng jì de fù zuò yòng hěn xiǎo.
    This kind of tranquilizer has few side effects.
  • ，镇静剂。
    Tā yīn wèi shī mián, xū yào fú yòng zhèn jìng jì.
    He needs to take sedatives because of insomnia.

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.

镇静calm
镇zhèncalm静jìngquiet
联合Coordinate
剂jìpreparation

镇静 (calm) and 剂 (preparation) combine to mean a preparation that calms.

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 鎮; 镇 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
真
真zhēn鎮zhèn
Same sound today

The traditional form 鎮 uses 金, metal, and 真, which gave its sound; it depicted pressing down with a metal weight. The simplified 镇 is a later abbreviation.

Open 镇 →

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 靜; 静 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 靜, not the simplified 静, uses 青 and 爭 for sound; an old source also treats 青 (blue) as a meaning part.

Open 静 →

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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