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肛

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(bound form) anus; rectum

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Strokes
7
Radical
肉 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
肛
Common rank
#2,829
Unicode
U+809B

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Formation & memory

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How 肛 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ meaning “flesh” + 工 sound ( gōng )

Components ⺼ 工

Words with 肛

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WordPinyinMeaning
黄肛啄花鸟 huáng gāng zhuó huā niǎo (bird species of China) yellow-vented flowerpecker (Dicaeum chrysorrheum)
肛门直肠 gāng mén zhí cháng rectum (anatomy)
棕肛凤鹛 zōng gāng fèng méi (bird species of China) rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)
肛欲期 gāng yù qī anal stage (psychology)
肛门 gāng mén anus
肛交 gāng jiāo anal intercourse
肛毛 gāng máo hair around the anus
泄殖肛孔 xiè zhí gāng kǒng (zoology) cloaca
肛塞 gāng sāi butt plug
脱肛 tuō gāng variant of 脫肛|脱肛[tuo1 gang1]
脱肛 tuō gāng rectal prolapse
肛裂 gāng liè anal fissure
舔肛 tiǎn gāng anilingus; rimming

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 工 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
工 sound part gōng labor, work; laborer, worker
红 hóng red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
空 kōng hollow, empty, deserted, bare
江 jiāng large river; the Yangtze; surname
经 jīng the classics; to experience, to undergo
轻 qīng light, gentle; simple, easy
径 jìng path, diameter; straight, direct
攻 gōng to accuse; to assault; to criticize
项 xiàng neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
氢 qīng ammonia
贡 gòng to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
虹 hóng rainbow
缸 gāng earthen jug, crock, cistern
巩 gǒng to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong
汞 gǒng mercury (element)
邛 qióng mound; in distress
豇 jiāng kidney bean; black-eyed pea
仝 tóng together, same; surname
巠 jīng underground river; flowing water