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Kanji Detail for 胞 - "cell, sibling, membrane"
胞
- Meaning
胞 means "cell, sibling, membrane."
Cell - The basic unit of living organisms.
Membrane - A thin covering layer.
Sibling - Brother or sister from same parents.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
placenta; sac; sheath
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
womb, placenta, fetal membrane
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
placenta; womb; born of the same parents
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
womb, placenta, fetal membrane
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
When a child is in the mother's womb, the membrane wrapping it on the outside is called 胞 (placenta). Also called 胎衣 (fetal membrane). | All round things wrapped in a membrane on the outside are often called 胞. Such as the tiny particles composing living organisms are called 細胞 (cells). | Those born of the same father are called 同胞 (same womb). Such as 胞兄 (elder brother of same parents), 胞弟 (younger brother of same parents).
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