双氢睾酮

雙氫睾酮

shuāngqīnggāotóng

noun

Meanings

1 dihydrotestosterone
2 DHT (a potent androgen hormone)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

双氢睾酮是导致男性脱发的主要因素之一。

Shuāngqīnggāotóng shì dǎozhì nánxìng tuōfà de zhǔyào yīnsù zhīyī.

Dihydrotestosterone is one of the main factors causing male pattern baldness.

HSK 7-9

5α-还原酶把睾酮转化为双氢睾酮。

Wǔ α - huányuán méi bǎ gāo tóng zhuǎnhuà wéi shuāngqīnggāotóng.

5α-reductase converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone.

Tips

memory

Decompose: 双氢 (di-hydrogen, 'two hydrogens added') + 睾酮 (testosterone) = dihydrotestosterone. Once you know 睾酮 = testosterone, the prefix system extends naturally to other hormone derivatives.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

氢 qīng

睾 gāo

酮 tóng