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Usage of the character 膻

shān
[羴]
  • (old) a flock of sheep or goats
  • variant of 膻 (shān)
shān
[羶]
  • variant of 膻 (shān)
shān
[膻]
  • fetid; gamy; rank
  • (esp.) hircine
dàn
[膻]
  • used in 膻中 (dànzhōng)
dànzhōng
膻中
[膻中]
  • see 膻中穴 (dànzhōngxué)
dànzhōngxué
膻中穴
[膻中穴]
  • (TCM) acupuncture point CV-17, located in the middle of the chest
zhūshānwèi
猪膻味
[豬膻味]
  • boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs
rúyǐfùshān
如蚁附膻
[如蟻附膻]
  • like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
  • the crowd runs after trash