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intestines

HSK 10 N1
cháng
チョウ
はらわた、わた
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.
Components
meat (side)+ out =
intestines
Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
Phonetic component
yáng out
to open out, to expand
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [cháng]
intestines
Japanese
はらわた 同音

noun

  1. usually kana intestines; bowels
  2. usually kana entrails; guts
  3. usually kana placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp; seed cavity
  4. usually kana heart; spirit
わた ワタ 同音
noun usually kana entrails; guts
ちょう 同音
noun anatomy intestine; bowel
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いかりや
Ikariya unclassified name
ちょう
Chō surname