胃
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stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
Formation & memory
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How 胃 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
The stomach ⺼ behind the abdominal muscles 田
How to remember it
stomach · Heisig RSH #29
flesh + brains + part of the body
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 胃
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 对胃口 | to one's taste; to one's liking | |
| 大胃王 | eating champion | |
| 小鸟胃 | (fig.) small appetite; sb with a small appetite | |
| 开胃酒 | aperitif wine | |
| 开胃菜 | starter; appetizer | |
| 倒胃口 | to spoil one's appetite; fig. to get fed up with sth | |
| 胃口 | appetite; liking | |
| 开胃 | to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease | |
| 胃肠道 | gastrointestinal tract | |
| 肠胃道 | digestive tract | |
| 胃病 | stomach trouble; stomach illness | |
| 吊胃口 | (coll.) to keep sb in suspense; to tantalize; to keep on tenterhooks | |
| 前胃 | proventriculus; forestomach | |
| 反胃 | retching; vomiting | |
| 胃酸 | gastric acid | |
| 胃下垂 | gastroptosis | |
| 胃蛋白酶 | pepsin | |
| 肠胃炎 | gastroenteritis | |
| 胃镜 | gastroscope (medicine) | |
| 洗胃 | (medicine) to give or receive gastric lavage; to get one's stomach pumped |
Sound family
These characters use 胃 as their sound component — compare how they read.