xīn zàng
heart
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心脏病是世界上最常见的死因之一。
Xīnzàngbìng shì shìjiè shàng zuì chángjiàn de sǐyīn zhī yī.
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in the world.
心脏位于胸腔的中央，略偏左。
Xīnzàng wèiyú xiōngqiāng de zhōngyāng, lüè piān zuǒ.
The heart is located in the center of the chest, slightly to the left.
心脏的主要功能是将血液泵送到全身。
Xīnzàng de zhǔyào gōngnéng shì jiāng xuèyè běng sòng dào quán shēn.
The main function of the heart is to pump blood throughout the body.
The Chinese word for "heart" is 心脏 (xīn zàng). The character 心 (xīn) originally meant "heart" or "mind", and it is composed of two parts: the radical 忄 (xīn), which represents the heart, and the phonetic component 斤 (jīn), which is used to indicate the pronunciation. The character 脏 (zàng) originally meant "entrails" or "organs", and it is composed of two parts: the radical 肉 (ròu), which represents meat, and the phonetic component 臧 (zāng), which is used to indicate the pronunciation. When the two characters 心 and 脏 are combined, they form the word 心脏 (xīn zàng), which specifically refers to the heart as an organ.
