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body cavity

HSK 7
qiāng
コウ
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 空 represents the sound.
Components
meat (side)+ empty =
body cavity
Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
Phonetic component
kōng empty
empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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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
[qiāng]
cavity of body; barrel (e.g. engine cylinder); compartment; tune; accent of speech
Japanese
こう 同音
noun anatomy cavity
Example Sentences