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脾
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spleen

HSK 7
Human →Body →Body Parts
pí
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Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 卑 represents the sound.
Components
⺼ meat (side)+ 卑 lowly =
脾 spleen
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
卑 Phonetic component
bēi lowly
humble, low, inferior
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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)
脾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
脾 [pí]
spleen
Japanese
脾 ひ 、 よこし (old) 同音
noun spleen
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (20)
脾气 [pí​qi] #3,350
character
脾气 [pí​qi] #3,350
character
发脾气 [fā​pí​qì] #5,867
to get angry
发脾气 [fā​pí​qì] #5,867
to get angry
脾脏 [pí​zàng] #16,511
spleen
脾脏 [pí​zàng] #16,511
spleen
脾胃 [pí​wèi] #15,095
spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)
沁人心脾 [qìn​rén​xīn​pí] #47,875
to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)
牛脾气 [niú​pí​qi] #54,542
bullheadedness
牛脾气 [niú​pí​qi] #54,542
bullheadedness
10 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
脾臓 [ひぞう] #63,580
spleen
脾腹 [ひばら] #72,763
one's side
髀肉 [ひにく] #136,506
round meat
脾動脈 [ひどうみゃく] #185,610
splenic artery
脾脱疽 [ひだっそ] #186,085
anthrax
脾腫 [ひしゅ] #189,423
splenomegaly
脾臓摘出 [ひぞうてきしゅつ] #233,165
splenectomy
多脾 [たひ]
polysplenia
多脾症 [たひしょう]
polysplenia
多脾症候群 [たひしょうこうぐん]
polysplenia syndrome
2 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
비위 #37,035
appetite