催产素

催產素

cuīchǎnsù

noun #31,381

Meanings

1 oxytocin
2 the 'love hormone' / labor-inducing hormone

Characters

to urge; hasten

to give birth; produce

element; -in (suffix)

Examples

HSK 7-9

医生给产妇注射了催产素。

Yīshēng gěi chǎnfù zhùshè le cuīchǎnsù.

The doctor gave the woman in labor an oxytocin injection.

HSK 7-9

催产素也被称为爱情激素。

Cuīchǎnsù yě bèi chēngwéi àiqíng jīsù.

Oxytocin is also called the love hormone.

Tips

memory

Read it character by character: 催 'urge / hasten' + 产 'give birth' + 素 '-in (suffix for biological compounds)' = 'birth-hastening hormone'. Chinese names many hormones with the 素 suffix: 维生素 (vitamin), 激素 (hormone), 胰岛素 (insulin).

Stroke Order

催 cuī

产 chǎn

素 sù