Memory phrase for the character: 肝

肝

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Meaning

liver

Pronunciation

gān

Explanation

 Left: body part 月/肉, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)

Mnemonic
 
(no fluid flows out) A body part that is relatively dry, is the liver.

Radicals

肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
干 dry




 Vocabulary

肝脏 gān zàng  liver
心肝 xīn gān  conscience; darling; character; sincerity; cordiality
龙肝凤胆 lóng gān fèng dǎn  rare food; ambrosia (delicacy)
 

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