肾 (shèn): kidney
肾 (shèn) is a Chinese character meaning “kidney.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 又 (structural) and ⺼ (semantic). It ranks #2291 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 肾 flesh. Its radical form 月 (moon) appears in many related characters such as 月 (yuè, moon, month), 有 (yǒu, to have), 朋 (péng, friend).
Definitions
- kidney
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticflesh
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肾上腺noun | shèn shàng xiàn | adrenal glands |
| 肾脏noun | shèn zàng | kidney |
| 肾结石noun | shèn jié shí | kidney stone |
| 肾炎noun | shèn yán | kidney inflammation |
| 肾盂noun | shèn yú | renal pelvis (medicine) |
| 原肾管 | yuán shèn guǎn | protonephridium (invertebrate anatomy) |
| 肾小球noun | shèn xiǎo qiú | glomerulus (medicine) |
| 去甲肾上腺素 | qù jiǎ shèn shàng xiàn sù | (biochemistry) norepinephrine |
| 肾上腺皮质noun | shèn shàng xiàn pí zhì | adrenal cortex |
| 走肾 | zǒu shèn | (med) retractile testicle |
| 肾上腺素noun | shèn shàng xiàn sù | adrenaline |
| 肾上腺髓质 | shèn shàng xiàn suǐ zhì | adrenal medulla |
| 副肾noun | fù shèn | adrenal glands |
| 洗肾verb | xǐ shèn | to have dialysis treatment |
| 肾虚 | shèn xū | (TCM) kidney deficiency |
肾 appears in 16 compound words: 69 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 肾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
多喝水有助于保护肾脏健康，每天至少喝八杯水。
Duō hē shuǐ yǒuzhù yú bǎohù shènzàng jiànkāng, měitiān zhìshǎo hē bā bēi shuǐ.
Drinking plenty of water helps protect kidney health; drink at least eight glasses of water daily.
男人勃不起是什么原因引起的呢?慢性肾病影响激素代谢和体力吗
nán rén bó bù qǐ shì shén má yuán yīn yǐn qǐ de ne ? màn xìng shèn bìng yǐng xiǎng jī sù dài xiè hé tǐ lì ma
What causes men to have an erection? Does chronic kidney disease affect hormone metabolism and physical strength?
慢性肾脏病常伴随胀气、便秘 医师:多吃5类水果...
màn xìng shèn zāng bìng cháng bàn suí zhàng qì , biàn mì yī shī : duō chī 5 lèi shuǐ guǒ . . .
Chronic kidney disease is often accompanied by flatulence and constipation Doctor: Eat more 5 types of fruits...
意大利小偷把肾结石误认黄金偷走,科学认识肾结石很重要
yì dà lì xiǎo tōu bǎ shèn jié shí wù rèn huáng jīn tōu zǒu , kē xué rèn shí shèn jié shí hěn chóng yāo
Italian thieves mistook kidney stones for gold and stole them, and it is important to understand kidney stones scientifically
意大利小偷把肾结石误认黄金偷走!医生:这“石头”比黄金...
yì dà lì xiǎo tōu bǎ shèn jié shí wù rèn huáng jīn tōu zǒu ! yī shēng zhè shí tóu bǐ huáng jīn . . .
Italian thief mistook kidney stones for gold and stole them! Doctor: This "stone" is more than gold...
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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