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五脏
五臟
wǔzàng
1. five viscera of TCM, namely: heart [[心<xīn>]], liver [[肝<gān>]], spleen [[脾<pí>]], lungs [[肺<fèi>]] and kidneys [[腎|肾<shèn>]]

Character Breakdown

五
wǔ
five; surname
HSK 1 4 丶
脏
zàng
organs, viscera; dirty, filthy
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (2)

五脏六腑
wǔzàngliùfǔ
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán
The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).

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