胰岛素

胰島素

yídǎosù

noun #12,934

Meanings

1 insulin

Characters

element; substance

Examples

HSK 7-9

糖尿病患者需要注射胰岛素。

Tángniàobìng huànzhě xūyào zhùshè yídǎosù.

Diabetes patients need to inject insulin.

Tips

memory

胰 (pancreas) + 岛 (island) + 素 (element) - insulin is produced by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, literally 'pancreas island element'.

Stroke Order

胰 yí

岛 dǎo

素 sù