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肾 (shèn): Kidney — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 肾

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How to write 肾 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 肾

肾 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
肾
臤qiān
月yuè · month
肾=
4.

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5.

Related Words: 肾

肾脏 • shèn zàng • kidney
shèn肾
zàng脏

kidney

6.

Example Sentences

zhōng中
yī医
jiàn建
yì议
chī吃
hēi黑
dòu

Information

Pinyinshèn
Meaningkidney
Strokes8
Radical月
Traditional腎
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2749
Zhuyinㄕㄣˋ
UnicodeU+80BE
CangjieYEHVI
臤qiān
+月yuè · month
肾上腺 • shèn shàng xiàn • adrenal gland
shèn肾
shàng上
xiàn腺

adrenal gland

豆
lái来
bǔ补
shèn肾
。

Traditional Chinese medicine recommends eating black beans to tonify the kidney.

tā他
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
jiǎn检
chá查
shèn肾
zāng脏
gōng功
néng能
。

He needs regular kidney function tests.

yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
shèn肾
。

The doctor examined his kidney.

Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
shèn肾
shàng上
xiàn腺
gōng功
néng能
。

The doctor checked his adrenal gland function.

cháng长
qī期
áo熬
yè夜
róng容
yì易
dǎo导
zhì致
shèn肾
xū虚
。

Staying up late for long periods can easily lead to kidney deficiency.

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