動脈 (dòngmài) — an artery; the vessel that carries blood out from the heart

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

動脈 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

動脈＝動＋脈

ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄞˋ · dòngmài

noun — an artery; the vessel that carries blood out from the heart

字源 FORM — what the parts do

動to move, to pulse (跳動)dòng

脈a blood vessel, the pulse (血脈)màiflesh (肉/月) and a branching of streams — the vessel forking through the body

動脈，跳動的動，血脈的脈。