鼓膜 (gǔ mó) — eardrum | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

eardrum

Measure word · 片

Easily confused

鼓膜，。
Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de gǔ mó, shuō méi yǒu wèn tí.
The doctor examined his eardrum and said it was fine.
，鼓膜。
Shuǐ jìn le ěr duo, kě néng shāng dào gǔ mó.
Water got into the ear and might damage the eardrum.
，鼓膜。
Tā gǎn jué ěr duo téng, shì yīn wèi gǔ mó fā yán le.
She felt ear pain because her eardrum was inflamed.

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.

膜mómembrane

The membrane 膜 is shaped like a 鼓.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

壴支鼓

鼓 combines 壴, a drum, with 支, a hand holding a drumstick, so the character pictures a drum being struck.

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

⺼Written in full as肉ròu

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

Same sound today

膜 combines ⺼ (written in full as 肉) with 莫, which gives the character its sound.