黄疸 (huáng dǎn) — jaundice

Definition

A medical term for jaundice — yellowing of the skin and eyes caused by excess bilirubin, usually pointing to a liver or bile problem.

noun
jaundice

Examples

  • 黄疸。
    Xīn shēng ér chū xiàn huáng dǎn xū yào jí shí jiù yī.
    Newborns showing jaundice need timely medical attention.
  • 黄疸。
    Zhè zhǒng yào wù kě yǐ huǎn jiě huáng dǎn de zhèng zhuàng.
    This medication can relieve the symptoms of jaundice.
  • 黄疸。
    Yī shēng tōng guò xuè yè jiǎn chá què rèn le huáng dǎn.
    The doctor confirmed the jaundice through a blood test.

Origin

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.

黄huángyellow
疸dǎndisease

The sense of 黄疸 combines yellow with illness to describe the yellowing condition.

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 黃; 黄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
炗
炗guāng黃huáng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 黃 pairs 田 (field) with 炗 (light), which gives the sound; the simplified 黄 is a shorthand and its parts are not historical components.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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