肛 (gāng) — (bound form) anus; anal | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A bound medical/anatomical root meaning 'anal', almost always seen in compound words like 肛门 ('anus') rather than on its own.

bound form

anusanal

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Wǒ měi tiān dōu yào yòng wēn shuǐ qīng jié gāng mén.
I need to clean my anus with warm water every day.
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Yī shēng yòng mián qiān jiǎn chá le tā de gāng mén.
The doctor examined his anus with a cotton swab.
肛。
gāng Liè shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de jí bìng.
An anal fissure is a common condition.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh; body

Sound part声符shēngfú

工

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

肛 shows 肉 (flesh/body) next to 工, which gives its pronunciation.

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