胱

guāng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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 gives 胱 its exact reading guāng. Its 'light' meaning plays no role here; it is purely phonetic.

胱 guāng