胱

guāng

noun

Meanings

膀胱储存肾脏产生的尿液。

Pángguāng chǔcún shènzàng chǎnshēng de niàoyè.

The bladder stores the urine produced by the kidneys.

医生说他得了膀胱炎。

Yīshēng shuō tā dé le pángguāng yán.

The doctor said he had an inflammation of the bladder.

usage

胱 has no meaning on its own. It exists only in the medical term 膀胱 (the bladder).

radical

⺼ ròu

flesh; body organ

The flesh radical, the body-and-organ form of 肉. It marks 胱 as an internal body part, fitting since it forms the word for the bladder.

phonetic

光 guāng

light; bright

Supplies the sound directly: 光 guāng gives 胱 its exact reading guāng. Its 'light' meaning plays no role here; it is purely phonetic.

胱 guāng