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  san6 san5   jyutping
  shen4   pinyin
[1] the kidneys [2] the testicles


Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
腎 / 肾

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  san5/san6 jim4  shen4 yan2 = inflammation of the kidneys
detail  aap3 san5*2   = duck gizzard
detail  san5 nong4   = scrotum
detail  san5 zong6  shen4 zang4 = (human) kidney
detail  san6 jyu4  shen4 yu2 = pelvis
detail  san6 kwai1  shen4 kui1 = feeble, sexually impotent (lit., "weak in the kidneys")
detail  san5 soeng5   = suprarenal (located above or on the kidney)
detail  san6 dung6 mak6  shen4 dong4 mai4 = renal artery
detail  san6 zing6 mak6  shan4 jing4 mai4 = renal vein
detail  hoeng1 gong2 san5 zong6 gei1 gam1 wui6*2   = Kidney Foundation Ltd, HK
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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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