肝部 (gān bù) — liver (anatomical region) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

liver (anatomical region)

Examples

肝部。
Yī shēng shuō tā gān bù yǒu yí gè xiǎo zhǒng liú.
The doctor said he has a small tumor in his liver.
肝部。
gān bù De téng tòng ràng tā wú fǎ rù shuì.
The pain in his liver kept him from falling asleep.
肝部。
Dìng qī jiǎn chá gān bù duì jiàn kāng hěn zhòng yào.
Regularly checking the liver is very important for health.

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.

部bùregion

肝 (liver) marks the 部 (region) concerned.

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.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

咅

咅pǒu部bù

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

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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