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肝儿 (gān ér) — liver (colloquial)

Definition

noun
liver (colloquial)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 肝儿。
    Wǒ zuó tiān chī le gān ér.
    I ate liver yesterday.
  • 肝儿。
    Wǒ bù xǐ huan gān ér de wèi dào.
    I don't like the taste of liver.
  • 肝儿。
    gān ér Duì shēn tǐ yǒu hǎo chù.
    Liver is good for the body.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

肝gānliver
儿érerhua

肝 means liver, and 儿 adds a familiar or colloquial tone.

Characters in this word

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
⺼Written in full as肉ròuflesh; body part
Sound part声符shēngfú
干
干gān肝gān
Same sound today

The left part ⺼ shows flesh or a body part, while the right part 干 gives the sound. Together they form 肝.

Open 肝 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Open 儿 →
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