腓骨 (féi gū) — fibula (the smaller of the two bones in the low… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fibula (the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg)

Measure word · 块

Examples

X，腓骨。
Yī shēng yòng X guāng jiǎn chá le tā de xiǎo tuǐ, fā xiàn féi gū gǔ zhé le.
The doctor examined his lower leg with an X-ray and found the fibula was fractured.
腓骨。
féi gū Hé jìng gǔ gòng tóng zhī chēng xiǎo tuǐ de zhòng liàng.
The fibula and tibia together support the weight of the lower leg.
腓骨，。
Tā shuāi dǎo shí shāng le féi gū, xū yào zuò yí gè shǒu shù.
He injured his fibula when he fell and needs to have surgery.

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.

腓féifibular

腓 names the fibular part and 骨 is bone, giving the smaller lower-leg bone.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

非

非fēi腓féi

Same sound today

腓 pairs 肉 (flesh) with 非, and 非 gives the sound.

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.

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