肛 meaning and stroke order
Anus
How to write 肛, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 肛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) anus; rectum
- used in 脫疘|脱肛[tuo1 gang1]
How 肛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 工 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 肛
肛 combines the flesh radical ⺼, which marks body parts, with 工 (gōng) as the sound hint. Think of it as a body part whose name sounds like 工, read gāng.
肛 is a bound form and rarely stands alone. It appears mostly in medical and anatomical words such as 肛门 (gāngmén, anus) and 脱肛 (tuōgāng, rectal prolapse). Example: 医生检查了他的肛门。 (Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de gāngmén.) The doctor examined his anus.
Common mistake: Learners often read 肛 as gōng because of the phonetic 工, but the correct reading is gāng with a first tone. Also do not confuse it with 肚 (dù, belly), which has 土 on the right instead of 工.
Common words with 肛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 肛门 | gāngmén | anus | |
| 肛交 | gāngjiāo | anal intercourse |
肛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 肛
How many strokes are in 肛?
肛 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 肛 mean?
肛 (gāng) means anus. A common word with it is 肛门 (gāngmén), meaning "anus".
How do you pronounce 肛?
肛 is pronounced gāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 肛?
The radical of 肛 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 肛 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 肛?
The traditional form of 肛 is 疘. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 肛 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 肛门 a polite word to use?
Yes. 肛门 is the neutral, standard term used by doctors and in textbooks. It is not slang, though people avoid the topic in casual talk as they would in English.
What other characters use 工 as a sound hint like 肛?
Characters such as 扛 (káng, to carry on the shoulder), 江 (jiāng, river) and 缸 (gāng, jar) also use 工 for sound. 缸 shares the exact reading gāng with 肛, which can help you remember it.