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肠

cháng

intestine

A coiled looping intestine
Memory picture

Character

肠 cháng

Strokes
7
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 昜 bright, glorious
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 肠有点疼。 Cháng yǒu diǎn téng. My intestines hurt a little.
  • 他吃猪肠。 Tā chī zhū cháng. He eats pig intestine.
  • 这肠很香。 Zhè cháng hěn xiāng. This intestine smells very good.

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