肝 (gān) — the liver

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字

肝 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)

肝＝月＋干

ㄍㄢ · gān

noun — the liver

字源 FORM — what the parts do

月義flesh (肉) — the body-meat radical, written 月

干聲gān — gives the sound

Flesh (肉, written 月) names a body organ; 干 gān carries the sound straight across. Together they write the liver. In old idiom the liver pairs with the gall for one's nerve: 肝膽相照.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

月（肉）旁立著一根干（干），就在身上記下一塊肝。

Flesh (月) beside a stake (干) — and the body marks down a liver.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)肝臟— the liver常用

→肝膽— liver and gall — courage, sincerity

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension