膈 (gé) — (anatomy) diaphragm
Definition
Examples
- 膈。gé Jī shì rén tǐ de zhòng yào hū xī jī.The diaphragm is an important respiratory muscle in the human body.
- X。Yī shēng tōng guò X guāng jiǎn chá le tā de héng gé mó.The doctor examined his diaphragm through an X-ray.
- 膈。Jù liè yùn dòng hòu tā gǎn dào gé bù téng tòng.He felt pain in the diaphragm area after intense exercise.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
鬲
鬲gé膈gé
Same sound today
The left part ⺼ is a body/flesh sign, marking this as a body part; the right part 鬲 gives the sound gé.
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