zǐ gōng huándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
intrauterine device (IUD)
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Original source entry:

子宮環 子宫环 [zi3 gong1 huan2] /intrauterine device (IUD)/

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Other forms in these source records: 子宮環

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 宫
    gōng

    palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale

    Gōng

    surname Gong

  • 环
    huán

    ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in

    Huán

    surname Huan

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