股骨

gǔgǔ

noun #25,140

Measure Word

一根股骨 gēn

Meanings

1 femur
2 thigh bone

Characters

thigh; limb; share; section

Examples

他摔倒后股骨骨折，需要手术。

Tā shuāidǎo hòu gǔgǔ gǔzhé, xūyào shǒushù.

After he fell, his femur fractured and he needed surgery.

股骨是人体最长的骨骼。

Gǔgǔ shì réntǐ zuì cháng de gǔgé.

The femur is the longest bone in the human body.

Tips

memory

股骨 is pronounced gǔgǔ — both characters have the same sound. The first 股 means thigh/limb, and the second 骨 means bone, giving you thigh bone (femur).

Stroke Order

股 gǔ

骨 gǔ