肌醇

jīchún
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 inositol
  2. 2 vitamin B8 (myo-inositol)

Examples

Jīchún cháng yòng zài bǎojiànpǐn lǐ.
Inositol is often used in health supplements.
Yīshēng jiànyì tā bǔchōng jīchún.
The doctor suggested she take an inositol supplement.

Tips

memory
'muscle' + '-ol / alcohol (chemistry suffix)'. Chinese chemistry names routinely use for '-ol' compounds — so 肌醇 reads literally as 'muscle-ol', a calque of the original Greek-derived 'inositol'.

Stroke Order

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