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细胞

Traditional: 細胞

xì bāo

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xì bāo · sai3 baau1 (Jyutping)

  1. cell (biology)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

细

Meaning
fine, tiny; slender, thin
Radical
纟
Strokes
8
Components
⿰纟田
Cangjie
VMW
Four-corner
2610

胞

Meaning
womb, placenta, fetal membrane
Radical
⺼
Strokes
9
Components
⿰⺼包
Cangjie
BPRU
Four-corner
7721.2

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