Chinese symbol for “kidney”
肾
shèn
Traditional: 腎
kidney
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kidney is 肾 (shèn), defined as: kidney.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “kidney”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 肾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肾脏 (腎臟) | shèn zàng | kidney |
| 肾上腺素 (腎上腺素) | shèn shàng xiàn sù | adrenaline |
| 肾上腺 (腎上腺) | shèn shàng xiàn | adrenal glands |
| 肾结石 (腎結石) | shèn jié shí | kidney stone |
| 肾炎 (腎炎) | shèn yán | kidney inflammation; nephritis |
| 肾虚 (腎虛) | shèn xū | (TCM) kidney deficiency |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kidney”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.