肠 cháng — intestines · English

肠

cháng

intestines

At a glance · 肠

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「腸」从肉，昜声，本义为肠。简体「肠」同。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为内脏肠管。

Structure

形声字，从肉（意符，肉体），昜（cháng）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyincháng

Radical月

Strokes7

UnicodeU+80A0

Character type形声

Theme人体

Six languages, one character

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English intestines The intestines, a digestive organ.

Français intestins Les intestins, organe digestif.

Español intestinos Los intestinos, órgano digestivo.

العربية أمعاء الأمعاء، عضو هضمي.

Русский кишки Кишки, орган пищеварения.

Common words

肠chángintestine
香肠xiāng chángsausage

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