氨基葡萄糖

ānjī pútáotáng

noun

Meanings

1 glucosamine (C6H13NO5)
2 amino sugar used as a joint-health supplement

Characters

group / radical

grape (phonetic)

grape (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 7-9

医生建议他服用氨基葡萄糖保护关节。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā fúyòng ānjī pútáotáng bǎohù guānjié.

The doctor advised him to take glucosamine to protect his joints.

HSK 7-9

氨基葡萄糖是常见的关节保健品。

Ānjī pútáotáng shì chángjiàn de guānjié bǎojiàn pǐn.

Glucosamine is a common joint-health supplement.

Tips

memory

Decompose: 氨基 (ānjī, amino group, NH2) + 葡萄糖 (pútáotáng, glucose) = amino-glucose, i.e. glucosamine. Same logic as English: gluc-OS-amine = glucose with an amino substitution.

Stroke Order

氨 ān

基 jī

葡 pú

萄 táo

糖 táng