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The word "六腑" is formed by combining the character "", meaning "six", with the character "", which refers to the hollow organs in traditional Chinese medicine. Specifically, "" denotes a category of organs, and when prefixed with "", it specifies the set of six hollow organs: the gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, and triple burner. Thus, the term directly indicates a countable group of anatomical entities through this numeral-noun construction.

Word Definition - 六腑

liù fǔ (TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder |[dǎn], stomach [wèi], large intestine 大腸|大肠[dàcháng], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiǎocháng], triple heater 三焦[sānjiāo], bladder 膀胱[pángguāng]

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