胸腺

胸腺

Chinese

		chest; bosom; heart chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax	gland
simp. and trad. (胸腺)		胸	腺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiōngxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ sin³

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiōngxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiongshiann
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung¹ sin³
    • Yale: hūng sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung¹ xin³
    • IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

胸腺

1. thymus

Derived terms

胸腺嘧啶 (xiōngxiàn mìdìng)

胸腺瘤 (xiōngxiànliú)

---

Japanese

Kanji in this term
胸	腺
きょう Grade: 6	せん Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

胸腺 (hiragana きょうせん, rōmaji kyōsen)

1. (anatomy, immunology) thymus