臀 (tún) — buttocks; hips; rump | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/anatomical term for 'buttocks' (臀部), used in medical, sports, or animal contexts. 屁股 is the everyday word for 'butt'.

noun

buttockshipsrump

Measure word · 个

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Zuò shēn dūn de shí hou yào shōu jǐn tún bù jī ròu.
You need to tighten your gluteal muscles when doing squats.
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Yī shēng zài bìng rén de tún bù dǎ le yì zhēn.
The doctor gave a shot in the patient's buttock.
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Zhè pǐ mǎ de tún bù hěn kuān, shuō míng tā hěn yǒu lì liàng.
This horse has a wide rump, which shows it's very strong.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

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

殿

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

臀 pairs 肉, meaning flesh, with 殿, which gives a sound cue.

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