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睾丸 (gāo wán) — testicle

Definition

noun
testicle
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 睾丸，。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de gāo wán, fā xiàn méi yǒu wèn tí.
    The doctor examined his testicles and found no problem.
  • 睾丸，。
    Nán xìng yǒu liǎng gè gāo wán, wèi yú yīn náng nèi.
    Males have two testicles, located in the scrotum.
  • 睾丸。
    Tā yīn wèi gāo wán téng tòng qù le yī yuàn.
    He went to the hospital because of testicle pain.

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.

睾gāotesticle
丸wánball

睾 (testicle) and 丸 (ball) combine to name the testicle as a ball-like organ.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 睾 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

丸 is a later form split off from 夗. One explanation says its shape came from turning over a character meaning to tilt, giving the sense of something round.

Open 丸 →
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