xiōng

variant of 胸[xiong1]

chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax

flesh (⺼) + hollow cavity (匈) = chest

匈 originally depicted a hollow or cavity in the body, making it semantically fitting for the chest as a hollow space. The flesh radical grounds it firmly in the physical body.

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他用手捂住,感觉心跳很快。

tā yòng shǒu wǔ zhù xiōng, gǎnjué xīntiào hěn kuài。

He covered his chest with his hand, feeling his heart beating very fast.

中有很多想法,却不知道怎么说出来。

tā xiōng zhōng yǒu hěn duō xiǎngfǎ, què bù zhīdào zěnme shuō chūlái。

She had many ideas in her heart, but did not know how to express them.

Words with 胸

胸乳

xiōng rǔ

(woman's) breast

连枷胸

lián jiā xiōng

flail chest (medicine)

金胸歌鸲

jīn xiōng gē qú

(bird species of China) firethroat (Calliope pectardens)

金胸雀鹛

jīn xiōng què méi

(bird species of China) golden-breasted fulvetta (Lioparus chrysotis)

银胸阔嘴鸟

yín xiōng kuò zuǐ niǎo

(bird species of China) silver-breasted broadbill (Serilophus lunatus)

锈胸蓝姬鹟

xiù xiōng lán jī wēng

(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)

隆胸

lóng xiōng

to enlarge the breasts

双臂抱胸

shuāng bì bào xiōng

with arms crossed

鸡胸

jī xiōng

chicken breast

鸡胸肉

jī xiōng ròu

chicken breast

头胸部

tóu xiōng bù

cephalothorax

饰胸鹬

shì xiōng yù

(bird species of China) buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)

More characters with ⺼