肾 shèn kidney
How to remember 肾: 𰀡 firm + ⺝ meat = kidney. At the market the girl pokes a firm dark lump of meat and pulls a face when the butcher tells her it is a pig's kidney.
Component breakdown
肾 = 𰀡 firm + ⺝ meat
- 𰀡 firm
- ⺝ meat
At the market the girl pokes a firm dark lump of meat and pulls a face when the butcher tells her it is a pig's kidney.
How it is used
- "Kidney" - 肾脏 (shènzàng) the kidney (organ), 肾病 (shènbìng) kidney disease, 补肾 (bǔ shèn) to tonify the kidney (a common phrase in Chinese medicine, where 肾 also governs vitality).