guó
noun #62,268

Meanings

  1. 1 knee pit; popliteal fossa (the hollow at the back of the knee)

Examples

Guówō lǐ yǒu yì tiáo dà shénjīng jīngguò.
There is a large nerve running through the back of the knee.
Yīshēng àn tā de guówō chá dòngmài.
The doctor pressed on the back of his knee to check the artery.

Tips

usage
is an anatomy term, almost always in 腘窝 (the popliteal fossa, the soft hollow behind the knee). Outside medical writing you will rarely see it.

Components

radical
ròu
flesh; body part
The left side is the flesh radical ⺼ (a body-part form of ), not the moon. It marks as a part of the body.
phonetic
guó
country
supplies the exact sound guó and nothing of its 'country' meaning. The traditional form used the fuller phonetic ; the simplified keeps the same reading.

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Stroke Order

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