性激素

xìngjīsù

noun #30,853

Meanings

1 sex hormone

Characters

to stimulate; to arouse

element; basic substance

Examples

青春期性激素水平变化很大。

Qīngchūnqī xìngjīsù shuǐpíng biànhuà hěn dà.

Sex hormone levels change dramatically during puberty.

医生检查了她的性激素水平。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de xìngjīsù shuǐpíng.

The doctor checked her sex hormone levels.

Tips

memory

Built compositionally: 性 (sex) + 激素 (hormone). 激素 itself literally means 'stimulating element' — Chinese coined a transparent calque rather than borrowing 'hormone' phonetically. So 性激素 = 'sex stimulating element'.

Stroke Order

性 xìng

激 jī

素 sù