腺 (xiàn): gland
腺 (xiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “gland.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 泉 (phonetic). It ranks #2201 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 腺 flesh. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- gland
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肾上腺noun | shèn shàng xiàn | adrenal glands |
| 乳腺癌noun | rǔ xiàn ái | breast cancer |
| 甲状腺noun | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn | (anatomy) thyroid gland |
| 前列腺noun | qián liè xiàn | prostate gland |
| 胰腺noun | yí xiàn | pancreas |
| 腮腺炎noun | sāi xiàn yán | mumps |
| 松果腺noun | sōng guǒ xiàn | pineal body |
| 泪腺noun | lèi xiàn | Lacrimal gland |
| 胰腺炎noun | yí xiàn yán | pancreatitis |
| 汗腺noun | hàn xiàn | sweat gland |
| 性腺noun | xìng xiàn | gonad |
| 生殖腺noun | shēng zhí xiàn | gonad |
| 扁桃腺noun | biǎn táo xiàn | tonsil |
| 乳腺noun | rǔ xiàn | mammary gland |
| 甲状腺素noun | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù | thyroid hormone |
腺 appears in 69 compound words: 16 as the first character, 51 as the last, and 33 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 腺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
汗腺分泌帮助调节体温。
Hàn xiàn fēnmì bāngzhù tiáojié tǐwēn.
Sweat gland secretion helps regulate body temperature.
有乳腺增生怎么办能消除吗?“消除”不现实,“控...
yǒu rǔ xiàn zēng shēng zěn má bàn néng xiāo chú ma ? xiāo chú bù xiàn shí , kòng . . .
What can be done about breast hyperplasia? Can it be eliminated? "Elimination" is unrealistic; "control..."
男生小便完甩一下能改善前列腺健康吗?促进局部血液循环吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià néng gǎi shàn qián liè xiàn jiàn kāng ma ? cù jìn jú bù xiě yè xún huán ma
Does shaking your penis after urination improve prostate health? Does it promote local blood circulation?
乳腺增生要动手术吗?手术是最后选择,非首选方...
rǔ xiàn zēng shēng yāo dòng shǒu shù ma ? shǒu shù shì zuì hòu xuǎn zé , fēi shǒu xuǎn fāng . . .
Does breast hyperplasia require surgery? Surgery is the last resort, not the first choice...
乳腺增生要紧吗,要怎么治疗?先做检查再决定是...
rǔ xiàn zēng shēng yāo jǐn ma , yāo zěn má zhì liáo ? xiān zuò jiǎn chá zài jué dìng shì . . .
Is breast hyperplasia serious? How should it be treated? First get tested, then decide...
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bài ěr jiù qián liè xiàn ái 藥 wù 營 銷 問 題 qǐ 訴 強 shēng .
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我怕她可能得了腮腺炎。
Wǒ pà tā kěnéng déle sāixiànyán.
I'm afraid she may have the mumps.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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