胗 (zhēn): the gizzard of a fowl

Meanings

他点了一盘卤鸡胗。

Tā diǎn le yì pán lǔ jīzhēn.

He ordered a plate of braised chicken gizzards.

鸭胗是下酒的热门小吃。

Yāzhēn shì xià jiǔ de rèmén xiǎochī.

Duck gizzard is a popular bar snack to go with beer.

usage

A food word, almost always after the bird: 鸡胗 ('chicken gizzard'), 鸭胗 ('duck gizzard') — chewy giblets common on Chinese menus and as a bar snack.

radical

⺼ ròu

flesh; meat

Left side is the flesh radical ⺼ (the meat form of 肉), used for organ and body-part words — here a bird's gizzard.

phonetic

㐱 zhěn

sound element

Right side 㐱 is the phonetic; the reading shifts to 胗. The same element gives the sound in 诊 and 珍.

胗 zhēn