How to Write 腑 (fǔ) — Meaning “Internal organs (hollow)”

Imagine a "府" (mansion) inside your body, and the "月" (meat) radical reminds you it's made of flesh. So 腑 is like a "flesh mansion" where your internal organs live.

Write the left radical 月 first, which is narrow and tall. The right side 府 starts with the dot (广), then 付 — note that the bottom of 付 should align with the bottom of 月. A common mistake is making the right side too wide; keep both parts balanced and compact.

腑 (fǔ) has the flesh radical 月 and means internal organs. 朔 (shuò) has the moon radical 月 but on the left, meaning new moon or north; it is unrelated to flesh. 朕 (zhèn) has 月 as a component but is an ancient royal pronoun; its right side is 关, not 府. Visual clues: 腑 has 府 on the right, 朔 has 屰 on the right, and 朕 has 关 on the right.

腑 appears mostly in medical or literary contexts, especially in traditional Chinese medicine terms like 六腑 (six hollow organs) and 肺腑 (heartfelt feelings, literally "lungs and hollow organs"). The phrase 肺腑之言 (words from the bottom of one's heart) is a common idiom reflecting deep sincerity.

Common words containing 腑 include: 肺腑 (fèi fǔ) — the bottom of one's heart; inner heart; 六腑 (liù fǔ) — Six hollow organs (in TCM); 腑脏 (fǔ zàng) — Internal organs / Viscera.