嗉 (sù) - Crop — a pouch-like enlargement of a bird's & also refers to similar anatomical structures in insects.

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sù ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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嗉 · sù

Crop — a pouch-like enlargement of a bird's esophagus where food is stored and softened before digestion;

also refers to similar anatomical structures in insects.

Crop — a pouch-like enlargement of a bird'salso refers to similar anatomical structures in insects.

Usage highlights

Bird cropCrop pouchChicken cropInsect cropCrop diseaseFull crop

Synonyms

  • 嗉囊— crop (specifically the pouch)
  • 食囊— food pouch (alternative term)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The bird's crop was full of seeds (鸟嗉子).
  • This insect has a specialized crop for storing nectar (蜜嗉).
  • The veterinarian examined the chicken's crop (鸡嗉囊).
  • Food passes from the crop to the stomach (从嗉囊到胃).

Collocations

  • Bird crop(鸟嗉)
  • Crop pouch(嗉囊)
  • Chicken crop(鸡嗉)
  • Insect crop(昆虫嗉囊)
  • Crop disease(嗉囊病)
  • Full crop(饱嗉)

Idioms

  • None specifically featuring this character in common idioms

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in ornithological and entomological contexts to describe digestive anatomy.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine and folk knowledge, crop conditions in poultry were observed as health indicators.
  • The character appears mainly in technical biological texts rather than everyday language.

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