腑 (fǔ): internal organs
腑 (fǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “internal organs.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 府 (phonetic). It ranks #3436 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 腑 flesh. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 能 (néng, can), 肩 (jiān, shoulder), 胸 (xiōng, chest).
Definitions
- internal organs
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肺腑adjective | fèi fǔ | bottom of the heart (fig.) |
| 五脏六腑phrase | wǔ zàng liù fǔ | five viscera and six bowels (TCM) |
| 感人肺腑 | gǎn rén fèi fǔ | (idiom) deeply touching |
| 肺腑之言phrase | fèi fǔ zhī yán | words from the bottom of one's heart |
| 沁人心腑 | qìn rén xīn fǔ | see 沁人心脾 |
| 出自肺腑 | chū zì fèi fǔ | from the bottom of one's heart (idiom) |
| 六腑 | liù fǔ | (TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆, stomach 胃, large intestine 大腸|大肠, small intesti... |
| 沁人肺腑 | qìn rén fèi fǔ | see 沁人心脾 |
| 脏腑noun | zàng fǔ | inner organs |
腑 appears in 9 compound words: 0 as the first character, 89 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
他说，当时在4号营地，“五脏六腑都是膨胀的状态，眼里的毛细血管感觉要向外冒出”。
tā shuō , dāng shí zài 4 hào yíng dì , wǔ zāng liù fǔ dōu shì péng zhàng de zhuàng tài , yǎn lǐ de máo xì xiě guǎn gǎn jué yào xiàng wài mào chū .
He said that at Camp No. 4 at the time, “my internal organs felt swollen, and it felt like the capillaries in my eyes were about to burst out.”
但如果在这个年龄之前就出现了明显白发，可能与病理因素有关，比如脏腑失调。
dàn rú guǒ zài zhè gè nián líng zhī qián jiù chū xiàn le míng xiǎn bái fā , kě néng yǔ bìng lǐ yīn sù yǒu guān , bǐ rú zāng fǔ shī diào .
However, if noticeable gray hair appears before this age, it may be related to pathological factors, such as an imbalance in the internal organs.
而归根结底，千年秦腔还要在民众的内心深处，重新赢得那一声发自肺腑、破喉而出的共鸣。
ér guī gēn jié dǐ , qiān nián qín qiāng hái yào zài mín zhòng de nèi xīn shēn chǔ , chóng xīn yíng dé nà yī shēng fā zì fèi fǔ , pò hóu ér chū de gòng míng .
Ultimately, the millennium-old art of Qinqiang must once again strike a chord deep within the hearts of the people—a resonance that comes from the depths of their souls and bursts forth from their throats.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced fǔ
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