尺骨

chǐgǔ
noun #28,780

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ulna
  2. 2 ulna bone (the inner forearm bone)

Examples

Tā shuāidǎo hòu chǐgǔ gǔzhé le.
He fractured his ulna after falling.
Chǐgǔ shì qiánbì nèicè de gǔtou.
The ulna is the bone on the inner side of the forearm.

Tips

memory
is the traditional Chinese unit of length (a 'chi', roughly 33 cm). The ulna runs along the forearm and was historically used as a rough body-length measuring tool — hence 尺骨, 'ruler bone'.

Stroke Order

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