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胗

zhēn
noun #67,956

Meanings

  1. 1 the gizzard of a fowl

Examples

HSK 6
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.
HSK 7-9
他点了一盘卤鸡胗。
Tā diǎn le yì pán lǔ jīzhēn.
He ordered a plate of braised chicken gizzards.

Tips

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.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

胗 zhēn