耻骨 (chǐ gǔ) — pubis; pubic bone | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pubispubic bone

Measure word · 块

Easily confused

耻骨。
Yī shēng shuō tā chǐ gǔ shòu shāng le.
The doctor said his pubic bone was injured.
耻骨。
chǐ gǔ Shì gǔ pén de yí bù fen.
The pubis is part of the pelvis.
耻骨。
Tā chǐ gǔ fù jìn yǒu xiē téng tòng.
She has some pain near her pubic bone.

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.

耻 (shame) + 骨 (bone): the bone at the shame-associated private area.

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.

耳止耻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

止

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

耻 is written with 耳 (ear) on the left and 止 on the right. Here 止 gives the sound, while 耳 is the meaning part.

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

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.