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wǎn internal cavity of stomach

Etymology phono-semantic

flesh

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is a phono-semantic compound with the meat radical on the left, indicating a body part or internal organ, and the phonetic component (wan) on the right. It refers to the stomach cavity or gastric region of the digestive system. In traditional Chinese medicine, the character divides the stomach into upper, middle, and lower sections for diagnosis.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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