腺 (sin3 | xian4) : gland

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腺

sin3

xian4

gland

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

腺

This word has been viewed 5515 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Nov 2011 11:26

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腮腺炎 soi1 sin3 jim4 sai1 xian4 yan2 = mumps

性腺 sing3 sin3 xing4 xian4 = gonad; sex gland

唾液腺 to3 jik6 sin3 tuo4 yi4 xian4 (Taiwan), tuo4 ye4 xian4 (PRC) = salivary gland

汗腺 hon6 sin3 han4 xian4 = sweat gland

甲狀腺腫 gaap3 zong6 sin3 zung2 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 zhong3 = goitre, goiter

腺體 sin3 tai2 xian4 ti3 = gland

乳腺 jyu5 sin3 = mammary gland

扁桃腺炎 bin2 tou4 sin3 jim4 bian3 tao2 xian4 yan2 = tonsillitis

甲狀腺 gaap3 zong6 sin3 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 = thyroid gland

香腺 hoeng1 sin3 xiang1 xian4 = perfume gland; musk gland
See all 19 compounds (CantoDict reports 23 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 腺
Unicode code for this character: U+817a (off-site link)

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