肝 gān liver
怎么记住“肝”: 月 meat + 干 do = liver. The butcher wraps a dark piece of meat, tells Grandpa what to do with it in the pan and hands over the liver.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
肝 = 月 meat + 干 do
- 月 meat meaning
- 干 do sound
The butcher wraps a dark piece of meat, tells Grandpa what to do with it in the pan and hands over the liver.
How it came to be
The flesh gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- The liver: 肝脏 (gānzàng) the liver (organ), 肝功能 liver function, 肝炎 (gānyán) hepatitis.
- 心肝 (xīngān) 'heart and liver' = a term of endearment (darling/precious).
- 肝胆相照 (gāndǎn-xiāngzhào) = to be loyal and open-hearted with each other.
- Internet slang 肝 = to grind hard (in games/work): 肝游戏 to grind a game late into the night.