internal organs

flesh (⺼) +府 = internal organs

The 府 component mainly provides the sound fǔ rather than meaning. The flesh radical signals that this refers to bodily organs, distinguishing internal organs from other府-pronounced words like government offices.

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Words with 腑

脏腑

zàng fǔ

inner organs

五脏六腑

wǔ zàng liù fǔ

five viscera and six bowels (TCM)

六腑

liù fǔ

(TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4 chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3 chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1 jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2 guang1]

出自肺腑

chū zì fèi fǔ

from the bottom of one's heart (idiom)

沁人心腑

qìn rén xīn fǔ

see 沁人心脾[qin4 ren2 xin1 pi2]

沁人肺腑

qìn rén fèi fǔ

see 沁人心脾[qin4 ren2 xin1 pi2]

肺腑

fèi fǔ

bottom of the heart (fig.)

肺腑之言

fèi fǔ zhī yán

words from the bottom of one's heart

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