腎 (san6 san5 | shen4) : kidney; testicle; dull

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腎

san6 san5

shen4

(jyutping) san6, (pinyin) shen4
[1] kidney | [variant] 腰子
[2] testicle; testis | [variant] 睪丸

(jyutping) san5 - Cantonese only
dull; foolish; dim-witted

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

腎 / 肾

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Jan 2011 02:23

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腎炎 san5/san6 jim4 shen4 yan2 = inflammation of the kidneys

鴨腎 aap3 san5*2 = duck gizzard

腎囊 san5 nong4 = scrotum

腎臟 san5 zong6 shen4 zang4 = (human) kidney

腎盂 san6 jyu4 shen4 yu2 = pelvis

腎虧 san6 kwai1 shen4 kui1 = feeble, sexually impotent (lit., "weak in the kidneys") 粵

腎石 san5 sek6 shen4 shi2 = kidney stone

腎腎哋 san5 san5 dei2 = dim-witted; weird 粵

腎上腺 san5 soeng5 sin3 shen4 shang4 xian4 = adrenal gland

腎動脈 san6 dung6 mak6 shen4 dong4 mai4 = renal artery
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