膛
táng
#2,859 most
frequent character
(bound form) hollow space
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
膛 combines 月 meat, the meaning part, with 堂 táng, the sound part. It first meant 'fat'. 'Chest' was borrowed for the sound, and from that came 'cavity, hollow space'.
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