肛 (gāng) is a Chinese character meaning “anus”. It is written from 月 (moon; month) and 工 (work), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
月 + 工
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：7 画 = 月 4 画 + 工 3 画；部首取康熙 130 肉部（左侧月为肉月）；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（工 gōng / 肛 gāng：声母同为 g、声调同为 1，韵母 -ong→-ang）
Memory aid
月 on the left is the body-part radical, so this character is a piece of the body. 工 on the right is said gōng — swap the vowel and you get gāng. Body part + gōng-sound = 肛, the anus.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 肛门gāng ménanus肛 = gāng
Go deeper
All readings
anus
anus; anal (used in medical and anatomical words)
肛门；消化道末端的开口，多用于医学词语。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 肛门gāng ménanus肛 = gāng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 肛 mean?
肛 (gāng) means anus; anal (used in medical and anatomical words).
How do you pronounce 肛?
It is pronounced gāng.
What parts is 肛 made of?
月 (moon; month) and 工 (work), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：7 画 = 月 4 画 + 工 3 画；部首取康熙 130 肉部（左侧月为肉月）；声符判断只依据实测现代读音（工 gōng / 肛 gāng：声母同为 g、声调同为 1，韵母 -ong→-ang）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 肛 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 肛?
月. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 肛?
Common ones are 肛门. The reading of 肛 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.