下肢 (xià zhī) — lower limbs; legs

Definition

noun
lower limbslegs

Examples

  • 下肢,。
    Tā de xià zhī yīn yì wài shòu shāng le, xiàn zài zhǐ néng zuò lún yǐ.
    His lower limbs were injured in an accident, so now he can only use a wheelchair.
  • 下肢。
    Jīng cháng zuò xià zhī duàn liàn kě yǐ zēng qiáng tuǐ bù lì liàng.
    Regular lower limb exercises can strengthen leg strength.
  • ,下肢。
    Shǒu shù hòu, huàn zhě de xià zhī xuè yè xún huán xū yào tè bié zhù yì.
    After surgery, special attention must be paid to the blood circulation of the patient's lower limbs.

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.

下xiàlower

「下」 marks the lower part, and 「肢」 is a limb.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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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ròuflesh
Sound part声符shēngfú
支
支zhī肢zhī
Same sound today

肢 pairs 肉 (flesh) with 支, which gives the sound.

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