jiǎ kàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
hyperthyroidism (abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进[jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn])
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Original source entry:

甲亢 甲亢 [jia3 kang4] /hyperthyroidism (abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进[jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4])/

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Character information

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  • 甲
    jiǎ

    first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

  • 亢
    kàng

    high / overbearing / excessive

    Kàng

    surname Kang / Kang, one of the 28 constellations

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