肠 (cháng) - intestines, gut & sausage

肠Tone 2

cháng ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 月

偲嫦

肠 · cháng

intestines, gut;

sausage;

emotionally, heart or feelings (as in 'heartbroken').

intestines, gutsausageemotionally, heart or feelings (as in 'heartbroken').

Usage highlights

intestinessausageintestinal obstructionlarge intestinesmall intestinestomach and intestines

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient has intestinal inflammation (肠炎).
  • I like to eat sausage (香肠).
  • He was heartbroken (断肠).

Collocations

  • intestines(肠子)
  • sausage(香肠)
  • intestinal obstruction(肠梗阻)
  • large intestine(大肠)
  • small intestine(小肠)
  • stomach and intestines(肠胃)

Idioms

  • Heartbroken, extreme grief(肝肠寸断)
  • Worrying oneself sick(牵肠挂肚)
  • Small intestines and brains — clever, resourceful(小肚鸡肠)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, the intestines are part of the 'Fu' organs and are associated with digestion and transformation.
  • The character appears in poetic expressions describing deep emotional pain, such as 'heartbreak' (断肠).

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