染色体 (rǎnsètǐ): chromosome

Measure Word

一条染色体 tiáo

Meanings

1 chromosome

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

人类有二十三对染色体。

Rénlèi yǒu èrshísān duì rǎnsètǐ.

Humans have twenty-three pairs of chromosomes.

HSK 6

染色体异常可能导致遗传病。

Rǎnsètǐ yìcháng kěnéng dǎozhì yíchuánbìng.

Chromosomal abnormalities can cause genetic diseases.

Tips

memory

染色 (to dye/stain) + 体 (body), chromosomes were named for how they absorb colored dyes under a microscope, making them visible as 'stained bodies.'

Stroke Order

染 rǎn

色 sè

体 tǐ

Related Words

染色 rǎnsè #19,946

to dye / to stain / to color

染 rǎn HSK 5 #3,633

to dye; to color / to contaminate; to catch (a disease) / to be tainted by; to acquire (bad habits)

人体 réntǐ HSK 7-9 #4,144

human body

肉体 ròutǐ #5,459

physical body; flesh

传染 chuánrǎn HSK 7-9 #4,982

to infect; to be contagious / to spread (a disease)

污染 wūrǎn HSK 5 #4,745

to pollute; to contaminate / pollution; contamination

棕色 zōngsè #4,593

brown (color)

体重 tǐzhòng HSK 4 #4,294

body weight

体会 tǐhuì HSK 3 #4,086

to realize through experience / understanding gained from experience

团体 tuántǐ HSK 3 #3,919

group / organization / team