腺
gland
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,140 U+817A
How 腺 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 泉 (phonetic, quán)
How to remember it
gland · Heisig RSH #1537
flesh + 泉 spring
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 泉
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 泉 (quán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 泉 sound component | quán | spring, fountain; wealth, money |
| 原 | yuán | source, origin, beginning |
Words containing 腺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腺病毒 | xiàn bìng dú | adenovirus |
| 耳下腺 | ěr xià xiàn | subauricular gland; parotid gland (salivary gland in the cheek) |
| 前列腺素 | qián liè xiàn sù | prostaglandin |
| 性腺 | xìng xiàn | gonad; sex gland |
| 消化腺 | xiāo huà xiàn | digestive glands |
| 腺体 | xiàn tǐ | gland |
| 前列腺 | qián liè xiàn | prostate gland |
| 甲状腺素 | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù | thyroid hormone; thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid) |
| 腺病 | xiàn bìng | adenosis (glandular disease) |
| 松果腺 | sōng guǒ xiàn | pineal body |
| 前列腺炎 | qián liè xiàn yán | prostatitis |
| 甲状腺功能减退 | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng jiǎn tuì | hypothyroidism |
| 甲状腺激素 | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn jī sù | thyroid hormone |
| 香腺 | xiāng xiàn | perfume gland; musk gland |
| 舌下腺 | shé xià xiàn | sublingual gland; saliva gland under tongue |
| 腺毛 | xiàn máo | (botany) glandular hair |
| 毒腺 | dú xiàn | poison gland |
| 副甲状腺素 | fù jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù | parathyroid hormone (Tw) |
| 杜氏腺体 | Dù shì xiàn tǐ | Dufour gland (produces female sex hormone in bees) |
| 甲状腺 | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn | (anatomy) thyroid gland |