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胝
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callous

HSK 10
Human →Body
zhī
チ
あかぎれ
지
Components
⺼ meat (side)+ 氐 ancient =
胝 callous
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
flesh
氐 Phonetic component
dī ancient
name of an ancient tribe
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Notes
Similar Characters
媠 lazy育 education冑 helmet (trad)朊 protein肋 chest肌 muscle肓 region between heart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
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
胝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
胝 [zhī]
callous
Japanese
胼胝 、 胝 (rare) たこ 、 タコ 同音
noun usually kana callus; corn
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
長時間歩くと踵にたこができる。
If you walk a lot, you will develop calluses on your heel.
CHINESE WORDS (4)
胼胝 [pián​zhī] #43,099
callus
胼胝体 [pián​zhī​tǐ] #48,482
corpus callosum
胼胝体 [pián​zhī​tǐ] #48,482
corpus callosum
胼手胝足 [pián​shǒu​zhī​zú] #65,151
with callouses on hands and feet (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
耳にタコができる [みみにたこができる] #108,651
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
胼胝 [たこ] #117,282
callus
准胝観音 [じゅんでいかんのん] #192,511
Cundi (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
座りだこ [すわりだこ] #258,752
calluses (on one's ankles, insteps, etc.) caused by sitting seiza
耳タコ [みみたこ] #261,771
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
ペン胼胝 [ペンだこ] #306,173
callus on one's middle finger (from writing)
胼胝体 [べんちたい]
corpus callosum