骶骨 (dǐ gǔ) — sacrum | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sacrum

Measure word · 块

Easily confused

骶骨。
Yī shēng shuō wǒ dǐ gǔ yǒu diǎn téng.
The doctor said my sacrum hurts a little.
X骶骨。
Zhè zhāng X guāng piàn xiǎn shì le dǐ gǔ de wèi zhì.
This X-ray shows the position of the sacrum.
骶骨。
Zuò jiǔ le dǐ gǔ huì bù shū fu.
Sitting for a long time makes the sacrum uncomfortable.

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.

骶dǐsacral

“骶” points to the sacral region and “骨” is bone, so the sacral bone.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.