肌醇

jīchún

noun

Meanings

1 inositol
2 vitamin B8 (myo-inositol)

Characters

alcohol (chemistry suffix)

Examples

HSK 5

医生建议她补充肌醇。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā bǔchōng jīchún.

The doctor suggested she take an inositol supplement.

HSK 6

肌醇常用在保健品里。

Jīchún chángyòng zài bǎojiàn pǐn lǐ.

Inositol is often used in health supplements.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

肌 jī

醇 chún