肠 (cháng): intestines; gut

Measure Word

一根香肠 gēn

Meanings

1 intestines; gut
2 sausage casing

Characters

肠

cháng

intestines; gut

月 (flesh radical) + 昌 (yáng) phonetic — a body organ

Examples

肠胃不舒服。

Chángwèi bù shūfu.

My stomach/intestines don't feel well.

他喜欢吃香肠。

Tā xǐhuan chī xiāngcháng.

He likes to eat sausage.

中国有一种小吃叫肠粉。

Zhōngguó yǒu yī zhǒng xiǎochī jiào chángfěn.

There's a Chinese snack called rice noodle rolls.

Tips

usage

肠 appears in 香肠 (xiāngcháng, sausage), 大肠 (dàcháng, large intestine), 小肠 (xiǎocháng, small intestine), 肠胃 (chángwèi, gastrointestinal), and 肠粉 (chángfěn, rice noodle rolls).

culture

肠粉 (rice noodle rolls) is a beloved Cantonese dim sum dish. 灌肠 (guànchang) is a famous Beijing street snack made from starch stuffed in sausage casing.