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kidneys

HSK 10
shèn
ジン
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 臤 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (腎)
Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
Phonetic component
qiān to gouge out an eye
hard
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Simplified (肾)
again+ meat (side) =
kidneys
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
flesh
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [shèn]
kidney
Japanese
じん 同音
noun kidney
Example Sentences