宫口

宮口

gōngkǒu

noun #34,566

Meanings

1 cervix opening
2 opening of the womb (medical, especially in childbirth)
3 cervical os

Characters

palace, womb (short for 子宫)

Examples

护士说她的宫口已经开了三指。

Hùshi shuō tā de gōngkǒu yǐjīng kāi le sān zhǐ.

The nurse said her cervix is already three fingers dilated.

宫口全开后就可以分娩了。

Gōngkǒu quán kāi hòu jiù kěyǐ fēnmiǎn le.

Once the cervix is fully open, delivery can begin.

Tips

usage

宫口 is the obstetrics term for the cervical opening, used routinely in delivery-room language. 宫 here is short for 子宫 (zǐgōng, womb / uterus, literally 'child palace'). Cervical dilation is measured in 指 (zhǐ, fingers) in colloquial speech and centimeters in medical records — full dilation is about 10cm or '十指 (ten fingers)'.

Stroke Order

宫 gōng

口 kǒu