WordTaiwan frequency #25,962
葉克膜
ㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄇㄛˋ
“extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO; life-support system providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support”
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葉
ㄧㄝˋ
Leaf of a plant; page of a book; lobe; classifier for small boats; surname Ye; period or generation.
克
ㄎㄜˋ
To overcome; to subdue; to restrain; to be able to; to digest; to deduct; a unit of land area; used in transliterations.
膜
ㄇㄛˋ
A thin layer of tissue covering a surface or lining a cavity; a biological membrane; a thin film or coating.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 克服ㄎㄜˋ ㄈㄨˊto overcome (difficulties, obstacles); to conquer; to put up with; to endure
- 巧克力ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋchocolate; a sweet food made from ground cacao beans, sugar, and flavorings.
- 傑克ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄜˋJack (playing card); the card ranked between ten and queen in a deck; also a common male given name.
- 茶葉ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄝˋtea leaves; dried leaves of the tea plant used to brew tea; classified by color, season, or processing.
- 公克ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋgram; a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram; commonly used in Taiwan.
- 貝克ㄅㄟˋ ㄎㄜˋBaker or Becker (surname); becquerel (unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq)
- 葉子ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄗleaf of a plant; (Taiwan) playing card; (Taiwan) page of a book; (Taiwan) sheet of gold leaf; (Taiwan) tobacco leaf; (slang) marijuana
- 克制ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋto restrain; to control; to hold back; self-control; restraint
- 中葉ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˋmid-period; middle of a dynasty or century; mid-century.
- 坦克ㄊㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋarmored military vehicle with tracks; (slang, derogatory) overweight woman.