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Kanji Detail for 膏 - "fat, ointment, rich"
膏
- Meaning
膏 means "fat, ointment, rich."
Fat - Grease; oil from meat.
Cosmetic oil - Cream; rouge.
Ointment - Medicinal cream.
Delicious - Tasty; flavorful.
To fatten - To become plump from fat.
Heart area - The chest below the heart.
To oil - To lubricate.
To moisten - To wet; to dampen.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fat; grease; lard; paste; ointment; plaster
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
grease, fat; paste, ointment
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
grease, fat; ointment, paste
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Fat. When congealed it is called 脂. When melted it is called 膏. Such as calling fragrant oil 蘭膏 (orchid grease). Also lip balm is called 膏. Such as saying 膏沐 (cosmetics). | Rich and thick food is called 膏. Such as saying 膏梁文繡 (fine food and embroidered clothes). Seen in (Mencius). Fertile land is also called 膏腴之地 (fertile land). | Below the heart is called 膏. Referring to 膏肓之疾 (incurable illness). Based on (Zuo Zhuan). | Moisture. Such as 膏露 means sweet dew. Anciently rain and dew were used as metaphors for grace. Hence favor is called 膏. (Mencius) "Grace that reaches down to the people." This is it. | A type of medicine preparation. Such as 軟膏 (ointment), 膏藥 (plaster). Food and fruit boiled down to thick juice is also called 膏. | To moisten. (Book of Odes) "Moisten it with rain."
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