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舌根

Mandarin · pinyin shé gēn

back of tongue
tongue root
dorsal

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舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation

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2–1 · she2 gen1

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sit3 gan1

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noun

(anatomy) root of the tongue; back of the tongue
(Buddhism) “tongue or taste faculty”, one of the six sensory faculties

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