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胫骨 (jìng gū) — shinbone, tibia

Definition

noun
shinbonetibia
Measure word · 块

Examples

  • 胫骨，。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le wǒ de jìng gū, fā xiàn yǒu xiē gǔ zhé.
    The doctor examined my shinbone and found it was slightly fractured.
  • 胫骨，。
    Pǎo bù shí zhù yì bǎo hù jìng gū, bì miǎn shòu shāng.
    When running, be careful to protect your shinbones to avoid injury.
  • 胫骨。
    Zhè cì shǒu shù yào xiū fù shòu sǔn de jìng gū.
    This surgery will repair the damaged tibia.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

胫jìngshin
骨gǔbone

胫 refers to the shin, and 骨 means bone, together naming the shinbone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 脛; 胫 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng脛jìng
Same sound today

The traditional form 脛 pairs 肉 (meat) with 巠, which gives the sound. The simplified 胫 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 胫 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròu
Sound part声符shēngfú
冎
冎guǎ骨gǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The older form 冎 drew a bone; 肉, flesh, was added to make 骨.

Open 骨 →
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