升结肠 shēngjiécháng ascending colon Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 升 shēng verb to rise to move upward; to hoist; to go up; to ascend (e.g. onto a platform or into a hall)结肠 結腸 jiécháng noun colon the middle part of the large intestine between the 盲肠 mángcháng and the 直肠 zhícháng; it functions to absorb water and form waste