阴茎 (yīn jīng) — penis | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

penis

Measure word · 根

Examples

阴茎。
Tā yīn wèi yīn jīng wèn tí qù le yī yuàn.
He went to the hospital because of a penis problem.
阴茎。
Tā zài shū lǐ kàn dào le yīn jīng de tú piàn.
He saw a picture of a penis in the book.
阴茎。
Bǎo chí yīn jīng qīng jié hěn zhòng yào.
Keeping the penis clean is very important.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

阴yīnprivate/genital

茎jīngstem

阴 “private/genital” and 茎 “stem” form the anatomical term.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陰; 阴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

侌

侌yīn陰yīn

Same sound today

The traditional form 陰 combines 阜, the meaning part, with 侌, the sound part. The simplified 阴 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 莖; 茎 is its simplified writing.

艹巠莖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng莖jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 莖 pairs 艹 (plants) with 巠, which gives the sound; the simplified 茎 is a later shorthand.

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