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Word and Radical Components of 外科手术刀

The Chinese word 外科手术刀 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


外科手术刀 ⇨ 外科手术 + 外 + 科 + 手 + 术 + 刀
Component Pinyin Meanings
外科手术 1.
wài 1. out; outside; external
     Antonyms: ,
      - outside a window
     外表 - outward appearance
2. beyond; above; in addition to; other than; except
     此外 - in addition (to this)
      公里 - 10 km beyond (a place)
3. other; foreign; alien (not of one's own family, clan, locality, school, country, etc.)
     外國 - foreign country
      - other schools
4. foreign country
     中外 - China and foreign countries; in and outside of China
      貿易 - foreign trade
     --- 詞典 - Chinese dictionary in a foreign language
5. , ref=Gongyangzhuan
6. (literary) to alienate; to other; to exclude; to distance
     見外 - to make me feel like an outsider (literally, "to have me excluded from the familiar circle")
7. relatives of one's mother, sister or daughter
     外婆 - maternal grandmother
     外孫 - daughter's son
     外祖父 - maternal grandfather
8. additional
     外加 - plus
     外帶 - to include (something) as well
9. unofficial
     外史 - unofficial history
     外號 - nickname
10. (Hokkien, Teochew, after an amount but before the classifier) as much as
     二十 - 20-something years old, MN
1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of fol, t=to follow, tr=fo.
shǒu 1. hand
2. expert; master
     高手 - master
3. -ist; -er
     歌手 - singer
4. convenient; handy; portable
     手機 - mobile phone
     手冊 - handbook
5. handwritten
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
9. (finance)
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.
1. Simplified form of 術
2. Simplified form of 朮
3. Variant of 秫
dāo 1. knife; blade
2. single-edged sword; cutlass
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people)
      - - Dao Shixun
dāo 5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar
6. Variant of 刁

外科手术 ⇨ 外 + 科 + 手 + 术
Component Pinyin Meanings
wài 1. out; outside; external
     Antonyms: ,
      - outside a window
     外表 - outward appearance
2. beyond; above; in addition to; other than; except
     此外 - in addition (to this)
      公里 - 10 km beyond (a place)
3. other; foreign; alien (not of one's own family, clan, locality, school, country, etc.)
     外國 - foreign country
      - other schools
4. foreign country
     中外 - China and foreign countries; in and outside of China
      貿易 - foreign trade
     --- 詞典 - Chinese dictionary in a foreign language
5. , ref=Gongyangzhuan
6. (literary) to alienate; to other; to exclude; to distance
     見外 - to make me feel like an outsider (literally, "to have me excluded from the familiar circle")
7. relatives of one's mother, sister or daughter
     外婆 - maternal grandmother
     外孫 - daughter's son
     外祖父 - maternal grandfather
8. additional
     外加 - plus
     外帶 - to include (something) as well
9. unofficial
     外史 - unofficial history
     外號 - nickname
10. (Hokkien, Teochew, after an amount but before the classifier) as much as
     二十 - 20-something years old, MN
1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of fol, t=to follow, tr=fo.
shǒu 1. hand
2. expert; master
     高手 - master
3. -ist; -er
     歌手 - singer
4. convenient; handy; portable
     手機 - mobile phone
     手冊 - handbook
5. handwritten
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
9. (finance)
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.
1. Simplified form of 術
2. Simplified form of 朮
3. Variant of 秫

外 ⇨ 夕 + 卜
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. night; evening; dusk
2. Simplified form of 穸
3. Variant of 月
4. Variant of 明
1. divination
2. to divine
3. (literary) to foretell; to predict
     生死未卜 - no one knows whether the person is dead of alive
4. (literary) to choose
     卜居 - to choose a place to live
5. Simplified form of 蔔
6. Variant of 欲

科 ⇨ 禾 + 斗
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. grain; cereal
2. rice plant
3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) I; me; my
4. (Teochew, Leizhou Min) grain; cereal; crop
zhǔ 1. dipper
2. Simplified form of 鬥
3. Variant of 陡
4. (Hokkien) time; an instance or occurrence

术 ⇨ 木 + 丶
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms:
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
zhǔ 1. dot
2. (An ancient punctuation mark.)
3. Alternative form of 主 (-)

外 ⇨ 夕 + 卜
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. night; evening; dusk
2. Simplified form of 穸
3. Variant of 月
4. Variant of 明
1. divination
2. to divine
3. (literary) to foretell; to predict
     生死未卜 - no one knows whether the person is dead of alive
4. (literary) to choose
     卜居 - to choose a place to live
5. Simplified form of 蔔
6. Variant of 欲

科 ⇨ 禾 + 斗
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. grain; cereal
2. rice plant
3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) I; me; my
4. (Teochew, Leizhou Min) grain; cereal; crop
zhǔ 1. dipper
2. Simplified form of 鬥
3. Variant of 陡
4. (Hokkien) time; an instance or occurrence

术 ⇨ 木 + 丶
Component Pinyin Meanings
1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms:
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
      桌子 。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
      手指 。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
zhǔ 1. dot
2. (An ancient punctuation mark.)
3. Alternative form of 主 (-)