睾 (gāo) — (bound form) testicle | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

bound form

testicle

Easily confused

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Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de gāo wán.
The doctor examined his testicles.
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gāo Wán shì nán xìng shēng zhí xì tǒng de yí bù fen.
The testicle is part of the male reproductive system.
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Zhè zhǒng jī sù yóu gāo wán fēn mì.
This hormone is secreted by the testicles.

Compound ideograph

六书liùshū

会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 睪; 睾 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 睪 shows 目 (eye) with a handcuff-like shape; the simplified 睾 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical pieces.