腺
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gland
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 肉 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 腺
- Common rank
- #1,140
- Unicode
- U+817A
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
gland · Heisig RSH #1537
flesh + 泉 spring
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 腺
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腺病毒 | adenovirus | |
| 耳下腺 | subauricular gland; parotid gland (salivary gland in the cheek) | |
| 前列腺素 | prostaglandin | |
| 性腺 | gonad; sex gland | |
| 消化腺 | digestive glands | |
| 腺体 | gland | |
| 前列腺 | prostate gland | |
| 甲状腺素 | thyroid hormone; thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid) | |
| 腺病 | adenosis (glandular disease) | |
| 松果腺 | pineal body | |
| 前列腺炎 | prostatitis | |
| 甲状腺功能减退 | hypothyroidism | |
| 甲状腺激素 | thyroid hormone | |
| 香腺 | perfume gland; musk gland | |
| 舌下腺 | sublingual gland; saliva gland under tongue | |
| 腺毛 | (botany) glandular hair | |
| 副甲状腺素 | parathyroid hormone (Tw) | |
| 毒腺 | poison gland | |
| 甲状腺 | (anatomy) thyroid gland | |
| 杜氏腺体 | Dufour gland (produces female sex hormone in bees) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 泉 — compare how they read.