胯 meaning and stroke order
Pelvis, groin; thighs
How to write 胯, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 胯
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- crotch
- groin
- hip
How 胯 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 夸 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 胯
胯 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 夸 (kuā), which gives the sound. Picture the body part where your legs spread wide, like someone boasting 夸 with a big stance.
胯 refers to the hip or crotch area and usually appears in compounds like 胯部 (kuàbù, hip area) and 胯骨 (kuàgǔ, hip bone). It also shows up in the famous idiom 胯下之辱 (kuà xià zhī rǔ), the humiliation of crawling between someone's legs. Example: 我的胯骨有点疼。(Wǒ de kuàgǔ yǒudiǎn téng.) My hip bone hurts a little.
Common mistake: Learners often read 胯 with the first tone like its phonetic part 夸 (kuā), but 胯 is fourth tone, kuà. It is also easy to confuse with 跨 (kuà, to step across), which has the foot radical 足 instead of flesh ⺼.
Questions about 胯
How many strokes are in 胯?
胯 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 胯 mean?
胯 (kuà) means pelvis, groin; thighs.
How do you pronounce 胯?
胯 is pronounced kuà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 胯?
The radical of 胯 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 胯 under this radical.
What is the difference between 胯 and 臀?
胯 is the hip or crotch area at the side and front where the legs join the body. 臀 (tún) means the buttocks at the back, as in 臀部 (túnbù).
How do you say hip joint in Chinese?
You can say 髋关节 (kuān guānjié), which is the medical term. In everyday speech people often just say 胯 or 胯骨 (kuàgǔ).