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Character · NounTraditional胷

same as 胸

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

chest; thorax

archaic

This is an archaic variant character for 胸, rarely used in modern standard Chinese except in classical texts or calligraphy.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
xiōng胷
dài代
zhǐ指
xīn心
xiōng胸
yǔ与
táng胸
xiōng膛
 。

In classical Chinese, 胷 is often used to refer to both the chest and one's inner thoughts.

 《
Shǐ史
Jì》zhōng记
 》
céng中
yòng曾
xiōng用
xíng胷
róng形
zhuàng容
shì壮
de士
qì的
pò气
 魄
 。

Records of the Grand Historian used 胷 to describe the courage of brave warriors.

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Zhè这
fù副
shū书
fǎ法
zuò作
pǐn品
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
gǔ古
zì字
xiōng胷
 。

This calligraphy work uses the archaic character 胷.

Xiōng胷
fǔ脯
zhī之
shí食
 ,
zhǐ指
xiōng胸
qián前
de的
ròu肉
fǔ脯
 。

Xiōng fǔ refers to dried meat from the chest area.

Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
xiōng胷
huái怀
zhuàng壮
zhì志
xíng形
róng容
yǒu有
yuǎn远
dà大
bào抱
fù负
 。

Ancients used 胷 huái zhuàng zhì to describe someone with great ambitions.