spleen

flesh (⺼) + sound pí (卑) = spleen

The flesh radical (⺼) anchors this as a body organ. 卑 mainly provides the sound pí; it carries no meaningful story about the spleen itself.

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医生说他的有点问题。

yī shēng shuō tā de pí yǒu diǎn wèn tí。

The doctor said his spleen has a small problem.

他在手术中把切除了。

tā zài shǒu shù zhōng bǎ pí qiē chú le。

His spleen was removed during the surgery.

Words with 脾

闹脾气

nào pí qi

to get angry

不伤脾胃

bù shāng pí wèi

lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach

坏脾气

huài pí qì

bad temper

沁人心脾

qìn rén xīn pí

lit. to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)

沁入心脾

qìn rù xīn pí

see 沁人心脾[qin4 ren2 xin1 pi2]

牛脾气

niú pí qi

bullheadedness

发脾气

fā pí qì

to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum

耍脾气

shuǎ pí qì

to go into a huff

脾性

pí xìng

temperament; disposition

脾气

pí qi

character; temperament; disposition

脾胃

pí wèi

spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM)

脾脏

pí zàng

spleen

More characters with ⺼