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肓
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region between heart

HSK 10
Human →Body →Body Parts
huāng
コウ
황
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 亡 represents the sound.
Components
⺼ meat (side)+ 亡 deceased =
肓 region between heart
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
亡 Phonetic component
wáng deceased
old variant of 亡[wáng]
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle肘 elbow肚 belly肛 anus肜 to sacrifice on肝 liver肟 an organic compound肠 emotions (simp)股 thigh肢 limb肤 superficial (simp)肩 shoulder肪 animal fat肫 the gizzard of a fowl肭 seal
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
肓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
肓 [huāng]
region between heart and diaphragm
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
病入膏肓 [bìng​rù​gāo​huāng] #21,135
lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
泉石膏肓 [quán​shí​gāo​huāng]
lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
膏肓 [こうこう] #143,448
innermost part of the body (where a disease cannot be treated)
病膏肓に入る [やまいこうこうにいる] #198,228
to become seriously ill