(kuà) — hip bone; area between the hip and thigh

Definition

骻 (kuà) is a formal/medical term for the hip bone and the area where the hip meets the thigh — used mostly in clinical phrases like 骻骨 (hip bone) and 骻关节 (hip joint).

noun
hip bonearea between the hip and thigh
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de kuà gǔ.
    The doctor examined his hip bone.
  • Zhè ge bù wèi de kuà guān jié róng yì shòu shāng.
    The hip joint in this area is prone to injury.
  • Tā de kuà gǔ gǔ zhé le.
    His hip bone is fractured.

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