锁骨 (suǒ gǔ) — collarbone, clavicle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

collarboneclavicle

Measure word · 根

，锁骨。
Tā shuāi dǎo le, suǒ gǔ gǔ zhé le.
He fell and fractured his collarbone.
锁骨，。
Yī shēng kàn le kàn tā de suǒ gǔ, shuō méi yǒu dà wèn tí.
The doctor looked at her collarbone and said it was fine.
锁骨。
suǒ gǔ Shì rén tǐ de zhòng yào gǔ gé zhī yī.
The collarbone is one of the important bones in the human body.

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.

锁 refers to a lock, and 骨 means bone, naming the collarbone after its lock-like shape.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鎖; 锁 is its simplified writing.

金𧴪鎖

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

𧴪

𧴪𧴪鎖suǒ

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

The traditional form 鎖 pairs 金 (metal) with a sound component, 𧴪; the simplified 锁 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the original parts.

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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