肠(cháng)

HSK 57 strokesTrad. 腸

intestines

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Character information

Pinyin
cháng
Meaning
intestines
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
腸

Origin & structure

Where 肠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼昜

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 昜 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺼昜yáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 肠 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 肠

Common words using 肠 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xīn心cháng肠
HSK 7-9

heart

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huí回cháng肠

ileum (segment of small intestine between the jejunum 空肠 a…

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dà大cháng肠

the large intestine

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xiǎo小cháng肠

small intestine

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shí十èr二zhǐ指cháng肠

duodenum

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huí回cháng肠dàng荡qì气

soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork)

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dà大cháng肠gǎn杆jūn菌

Escherichia coli (E. coli)

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xiǎo小dù肚jī鸡cháng肠

lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded

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