membrane

film

flesh (⺼) + phonetic mó (莫) = membrane

⺼ anchors the meaning in body tissue — the thin, skin-like layers that wrap organs and cells. 莫 contributes the sound mó and carries no meaning here.

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FleshSemantic
Originally depicted the sun setting in grassPhonetic

眼睛里有一层薄保护角膜。

yǎn jing lǐ yǒu yī céng báo mó bǎo hù jiǎo mó。

There is a thin membrane inside the eye that protects the cornea.

细胞控制什么东西能进出细胞。

xì bāo mó kòng zhì shén me dōng xi néng jìn chū xì bāo。

The cell membrane controls what things can enter and exit the cell.

Words with 膜

视网膜

shì wǎng mó

retina

隔膜

gé mó

diaphragm (anatomy)

巩膜

gǒng mó

(anatomy) sclera

飞膜

fēi mó

patagium

顶礼膜拜

dǐng lǐ mó bài

to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)

骨膜

gǔ mó

periosteum (membrane covering bone)

黏膜

nián mó

mucous membrane

鼓膜

gǔ mó

eardrum; tympanic membrane

鼻黏膜

bí nián mó

nasal mucous membrane

保鲜膜

bǎo xiān mó

plastic wrap

内膜

nèi mó

inner membrane; internal lining (of an organ or body cavity)

半膜肌

bàn mó jī

semimembranosus (anatomy)

More characters with ⺼