分 子 生 物 学

fēnzǐshēngwùxué

molecular biology

Traditional 分子生物學

Meaning

fēnzǐshēngwùxuéfen1 zi3 sheng1 wu4 xue2

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fēn · to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

Radical 刀 · 4 strokes · Parts 八刀

Ideographic: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀

zǐ · son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Radical 子 · 3 strokes · Parts 了一

Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

shēng · life, lifetime; birth; growth

Radical 生 · 5 strokes · Parts 一土

Ideographic: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土

wù · thing, substance, matter; creature

Radical 牛 · 8 strokes · Parts 牛勿

Pictophonetic: ox

xué · learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology

Radical 子 · 8 strokes · Parts ⺍冖子

Ideographic: A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation