羊膜穿刺术

• 羊(goat/sheep (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.

• ⺾(meat; body)RADICAL
• 莫(hollow; thin membrane)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A thin membrane wraps around the body's flesh like an invisible protective layer.

• 穴(hole; gap)RADICAL
• 牙(tooth)PHONO-SEMANTIC

Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.

• 朿(sharp thorn; prickle)PHONETIC
• 刂(knife (radical))RADICAL

Using a knife to stab into a sharp thorn—that is the action of piercing.