Memory phrase for the character: 腺

腺

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Meaning

gland

Pronunciation

xiàn

Explanation

 Left: body part 月/肉, right: spring/fountain 泉 (... of white 白 water 水)

Mnemonic
 
The body's "springs" are the glands.

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”.
泉 spring, sourcesometimes used as 原
白 whiteIn strong sunshine, you are blinded by the brightness. Such that: The rays 丶 of the sun 日 make it: white.
水 water




 Vocabulary

腺癌 xiàn ái  Adenocarcinoma
肾上腺 shèn shàng xiàn  adrenal glands
性腺 xìng xiàn  gonad; sex gland
生殖腺 shēng zhí xiàn  reproductive gland; gonad; sex organ
肾上腺素 shèn shàng xiàn sù  adrenaline
腮腺炎 sāi xiàn yán  mumps
腮腺 sāi xiàn  parotid gland; saliva gland in cheek
甲状腺功能亢进 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn  hyperthyroidism
甲状腺功能亢进 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn  

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