苷 (gān): licorice, glycoside
苷 (gān) is a Chinese character meaning “licorice.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural) and 甘 (structural). It ranks #5722 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 苷 a sweet 甘 plant 艹; 甘 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).
Definitions
- licorice
- glycoside
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA sweet 甘 plant 艹; 甘 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱艹甘 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糖苷noun | táng gān | glycoside |
| 花色素苷 | huā sè sù gān | anthocyanin (biochemistry) |
| 鸟苷酸二钠 | niǎo gān suān èr nà | disodium guanylate (E627) |
| 脱氧核苷酸 | tuō yǎng hé gān suān | deoxyribonucleoside monophosphate |
| 腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸 | xiàn piào lìng hé gān sān lín suān | adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
| 肌苷酸二钠 | jī gān suān èr nà | disodium inosinate (E631) |
| 苦杏仁苷 | kǔ xìng rén gān | amygdalin |
| 三磷酸腺苷noun | sān lín suān xiàn gān | adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
| 二磷酸腺苷noun | èr lín suān xiàn gān | adenosine diphosphate (ADP) |
| 核苷酸noun | hé gān suān | nucleotide |
| 核苷noun | hé gān | nucleoside |
| 甜菊糖苷 | tián jú táng gān | stevioside |
| 甜菊苷 | tián jú gān | stevioside |
| 氰苷 | qíng gān | cyanogenetic glucoside |
| 醣苷 | táng gān | (Tw) glycoside |
苷 appears in 17 compound words: 0 as the first character, 71 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
在缓慢升温的过程中，核酸酶也会分解细胞里的遗传物质，产生鲜味核苷酸。
zài huǎn màn shēng wēn de guò chéng zhōng , hé suān méi yě huì fēn jiě xì bāo lǐ de yí chuán wù zhì , chǎn shēng xiān wèi hé gān suān .
During the slow heating process, nucleases also break down the genetic material in cells, producing umami nucleotides.
这主要和苦杏仁中一种可能引起中毒的苦杏仁苷有关。
zhè zhǔ yào hé kǔ xìng rén zhōng yī zhǒng kě néng yǐn qǐ zhōng dú de kǔ xìng rén gān yǒu guān .
This is primarily due to amygdalin, a compound found in bitter almonds that can cause poisoning.
金晖：皂苷其实会强烈地刺激消化道黏膜，会引起恶心、呕吐这些症状。
jīn huī : zào gān qí shí huì qiáng liè dì cì jī xiāo huà dào nián mó , huì yǐn qǐ è xīn , ǒu tǔ zhè xiē zhèng zhuàng .
Jin Hui: Saponins actually strongly irritate the mucous membranes of the digestive tract, causing symptoms such as nausea and vomiting.
桃仁可能含有苦杏仁苷！
táo rén kě néng hán yǒu kǔ xìng rén gān !
Peach kernels may contain amygdalin!
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