腺 - Dong Chinese dictionary

xiàn

gland

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 泉 represents the sound.

Components

⺼ Meaning component

ròu

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

泉 Sound component

quán

spring

Definitions

xiàn

gland

Most common words with 腺

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	肾上腺	adrenal glands
	甲状腺	thyroid gland
	乳腺癌	breast cancer
	前列腺	prostate
	腺	gland

Sources

Make Me a Hanzi

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