腓 (féi) — calf (of the leg); shank

Definition

noun
calf (of the leg)shank
Measure word · 块
Easily confused

Examples

  • 腓，。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de féi cháng jī, fā xiàn méi yǒu gǔ zhé.
    The doctor examined his gastrocnemius and found no fracture.
  • 腓。
    Jīng cháng lā shēn féi cháng jī kě yǐ fáng zhǐ chōu jīn.
    Regularly stretching the gastrocnemius can prevent cramps.
  • 腓。
    Tā de féi cháng jī bǐ yì bān rén cū zhuàng hěn duō.
    His gastrocnemius muscles are much thicker than average.

Origin

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
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi腓féi
Same sound today

腓 pairs 肉 (flesh) with 非, and 非 gives the sound.

Appears in
Body Parts

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