Definitions
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 匈 represents the sound.
About
Structurally, 胸 is a phono-semantic compound. The flesh radical 月 on the left places it within the category of anatomical terms. The right side provides the phonetic component 匈, which originally stood alone as an ideogram for the thorax; the radical was later added to clarify its bodily meaning. The primary sense is the physical chest or thorax. Over time, its meaning broadened metaphorically to denote the seat of emotions and intellect, allowing it to represent a person's mind or inner disposition in literary usage.
Example Sentences Hide
他的胸部很疼痛。
医生检查了他的胸部。
他胸怀宽广，乐于助人。
他挺起胸膛，走向前方。
她的胸针别在连衣裙的领口上。
他的胸襟开阔，能够接受不同意见。
在激烈的运动中，他感到胸部有些不适。
这位设计师擅长通过服装剪裁突出女性的胸部曲线。