骨伤 (gǔ shāng) — bone fracture | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bone fracture

Measure word · 处

骨伤，。
Yī shēng shuō tā xiǎo tuǐ yǒu gǔ shāng, xū yào hǎo hǎo xiū xi.
The doctor said he has a bone fracture in his lower leg and needs to rest well.
骨伤。
Zhè zhǒng gǔ shāng tōng cháng yào sān gè yuè cái néng wán quán huī fù.
This kind of bone fracture usually takes three months to fully recover.
骨伤。
Tā yīn wèi yán zhòng de gǔ shāng zhù le liǎng gè yuè de yī yuàn.
He stayed in the hospital for two months because of a serious bone fracture.

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.

骨 means bone and 伤 means injury, together a bone injury.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

冎

冎guǎ骨gǔ

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

The older form 冎 drew a bone; 肉, flesh, was added to make 骨.

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 傷; 伤 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

𥏻

𥏻𥏻傷shāng

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

The traditional form 傷 shows 人, a person, and uses 𥏻 to give the sound; the simplified 伤 is a later shorthand.