cháng
intestine; bowel; intestinal
我肚子疼，可能是肠胃炎。
wǒ dù zi téng, kě néng shì cháng wèi yán.
I have a stomachache, it might be gastroenteritis.
猪大肠是很好吃的食物。
zhū dà cháng shì hěn hǎo chī de shí wù.
Pig intestines are delicious food.
肠胃不好的人要注意饮食。
cháng wèi bù hǎo de rén yào zhù yì yǐn shí.
People with bad stomachs should pay attention to their diet.
胃 (wèi)
stomach
肚子 (dùzi)
belly
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The Chinese character 肠 (cháng) for "intestine" is a pictophonetic character, combining a phonetic component 昌 (chāng) and a semantic component 肉 (ròu) meaning "meat". The phonetic component 昌 provides the pronunciation, while the semantic component 肉 indicates the general category of the character. The original form of 肠 depicted a piece of meat hanging from a hook, which evolved into the modern form over time. The character 肠 is used in various Chinese words related to the intestines, such as 肠胃 (chángwèi) meaning "stomach and intestines", 肠道 (chángdào) meaning "intestinal tract", and 肠炎 (chángyán) meaning "enteritis".
