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腺

xiàn
noun HSK 7 #17,313

Meanings

  1. 1 gland

Examples

甲状腺是人体重要的内分泌腺。
Jiǎzhuàngxiàn shì réntǐ zhòngyào de nèifēnmì xiàn.
The thyroid is an important endocrine gland in the human body.
他的淋巴腺肿了。
Tā de línbāxiàn zhǒng le.
His lymph glands are swollen.

Tips

usage
腺 rarely appears alone — it's almost always part of a compound: 甲状腺 (thyroid), 前列腺 (prostate), 淋巴腺 (lymph gland), 汗腺 (sweat gland), 唾液腺 (salivary gland).

Stroke Order

腺 xiàn