Chinese word dictionary

雌激素

cí jī sù · estrogen

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Word information

Simplified雌激素

Traditional雌激素

Pinyincí jī sù

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

雌cí

female; feminine; gentle, soft

激jī

to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent

素sù

plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally

How to learn 雌激素

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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