奎宁

奎寧

kuínìng

noun #24,280

Measure Word

一种奎宁 zhǒng

Meanings

1 quinine
2 antimalarial drug derived from cinchona bark

Characters

a star name; phonetic

peaceful; phonetic

Examples

奎宁曾是治疗疟疾的主要药物。

Kuíníng céng shì zhìliáo nüèjí de zhǔyào yàowù.

Quinine was once the primary drug for treating malaria.

通宁水中含有少量奎宁。

Tōng níng shuǐzhōng hányǒu shǎoliàng kuíníng.

Tonic water contains a small amount of quinine.

Tips

history

Quinine comes from the bark of the cinchona tree and was the world's first effective antimalarial treatment, used widely from the 17th century. The name is a loanword (音译 yīnyì).

Stroke Order

奎 kuí

宁 níng