腺

xiàn

x+iàn·4th tone

gland

Radical: 月 Strokes: 13 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱脑腾

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱脑腾胜脸腹

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Character Decomposition

腺=⺼+泉

Etymology

flesh

Meanings

gland

xiàn

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Words with 腺 72 total

mammary gland乳腺rǔ xiàn parotid gland · saliva gland in cheek腮腺sāi xiàn gonad; sex gland性腺xìng xiàn poison gland毒腺dú xiàn sweat gland汗腺hàn xiàn Lacrimal gland泪腺lèi xiàn silk gland丝腺sī xiàn pancreas胰腺yí xiàn thymus胸腺xiōng xiàn adenoid gland · pharyngeal tonsil腺样xiàn yàng (botany) glandular hair腺毛xiàn máo adenosis (glandular disease)腺病xiàn bìng adenocarcinoma腺癌xiàn ái adenosine腺苷xiàn gān gland腺体xiàn tǐ perfume gland · musk gland香腺xiāng xiàn alkali gland碱腺jiǎn xiàn mastitis乳腺炎rǔ xiàn yán (Tw) prostate gland摄护腺shè hù xiàn adrenal glands肾上腺shèn shàng xiàn salivary gland唾液腺tuò yè xiàn breast cancer乳腺癌rǔ xiàn ái prostate gland前列腺qián liè xiàn vitelline glands · vitellaria (in biology)卵黄腺luǎn huáng xiàn

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