可的松

kědìsōng

noun #36,434

Meanings

1 cortisone (loanword)

Characters

can / transliteration syllable

of / transliteration syllable

pine / loose / transliteration syllable

Examples

医生给他开了可的松软膏。

Yīshēng gěi tā kāi le kědìsōng ruǎngāo.

The doctor prescribed him a cortisone ointment.

可的松属于肾上腺皮质激素。

Kědìsōng shǔyú shènshàngxiàn pízhì jīsù.

Cortisone belongs to the adrenal corticosteroid family.

Tips

memory

Pure phonetic loan from English 'cortisone' — kě-dì-sōng. The characters 可的松 individually mean 'can / of / pine' and have no medical meaning; just hear the English word in the syllables.

Stroke Order

可 kě

的 de

松 sōng