髓
(bound form) bone marrow; (fig.) innermost part; (botany) pith
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Dict coverage rank #2,164 U+9AD3
How 髓 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
骨 (semantic, “bone”) + 遀 (phonetic)
How to remember it
marrow · Heisig RSH #2337
骨 skeleton + 左 left + part of the body + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 髓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨髓增生异常综合征 | gǔ suǐ zēng shēng yì cháng zōng hé zhēng | myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) |
| 多发性骨髓瘤 | duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú | (medicine) multiple myeloma |
| 红骨髓 | hóng gǔ suǐ | red bone marrow; hematopoietic marrow |
| 黄骨髓 | huáng gǔ suǐ | yellow bone marrow |
| 髓过氧化物酶 | suǐ guò yǎng huà wù méi | myeloperoxidase (aka MPO) (molecular biology) |
| 红玉髓 | hóng yù suǐ | (mineralogy) carnelian |
| 绿玉髓 | lǜ yù suǐ | (mineralogy) chrysoprase |
| 脊髓灰质炎 | jǐ suǐ huī zhì yán | poliomyelitis |
| 骨髓移植 | gǔ suǐ yí zhí | (medicine) bone marrow transplant |
| 神髓 | shén suǐ | lit. spirit and marrow; the essential character |
| 精髓 | jīng suǐ | marrow; pith; quintessence; essence |
| 骨髓 | gǔ suǐ | bone marrow |
| 髓结 | suǐ jié | pith knot (in timber) |
| 肾上腺髓质 | shèn shàng xiàn suǐ zhì | adrenal medulla |
| 脑髓 | nǎo suǐ | brain tissue; gray matter; brain; medulla |
| 髓脑 | suǐ nǎo | brains; gray matter |
| 玉髓 | yù suǐ | (mineralogy) chalcedony; exquisite wine |
| 真髓 | zhēn suǐ | essence |
| 骨髓腔 | gǔ suǐ qiāng | (anatomy) medullary cavity; marrow cavity of a bone |
| 牙髓 | yá suǐ | tooth pulp |