脱臼

脫臼

tuōjiù

verb #15,804

Meanings

1 to dislocate (a joint)
2 dislocation

Characters

to slip off; to come out of

mortar; socket (of a joint)

Examples

他打篮球的时候手指脱臼了。

Tā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou shǒuzhǐ tuōjiù le.

He dislocated his finger while playing basketball.

肩膀脱臼需要立即复位。

Jiānbǎng tuōjiù xūyào lìjí fùwèi.

A dislocated shoulder needs to be reset immediately.

Tips

memory

脱 (to come off/slip out) + 臼 (mortar/socket) — the bone slips out of its socket. 臼 originally means a stone mortar, and the joint socket resembles one.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

臼 jiù