臀部 (tún bù) — buttocks | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

buttocks

Examples

，臀部。
Zuò zài yìng yǐ zi shàng jiǔ le, tún bù huì yǒu diǎn téng.
Sitting on a hard chair for a long time, the buttocks will hurt a bit.
，臀部。
Yùn dòng hòu, tā de tún bù jī ròu fēi cháng suān tòng.
After exercise, his buttock muscles are very sore.
臀部。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā duō huó dòng yí xià tún bù.
The doctor advised him to move his buttocks more.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

臀túnbuttock

臀 names the buttock, and 部 denotes a part, giving the buttocks.

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

殿

殿diàn臀tún

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.

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

咅

咅pǒu部bù

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

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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