裆部

襠部

dāngbù

noun #32,025

Meanings

1 crotch
2 groin area
3 (of pants) the seat / crotch of trousers

Characters

crotch / crotch seam of pants

Examples

HSK 3

他被球打中了裆部。

Tā bèi qiú dǎzhòng le dāngbù.

He got hit in the groin by the ball.

HSK 3

这条裤子裆部太紧了。

Zhè tiáo kùzi dāngbù tài jǐn le.

The crotch of these pants is too tight.

Tips

usage

Anatomical/clinical term, neutral register. The character 裆 takes the 衤 (clothing) radical because its original meaning is the crotch seam of pants. For body-anatomy contexts you'll also see 胯下 (kuàxià, 'between the hips').

Stroke Order

裆 dāng

部 bù