孤拐 (gūguǎi): cheekbone

Meanings

1 cheekbone
2 ankle bone (the protruding part on the side of the foot)

Characters

孤

Examples

他孤拐高耸，神情冷峻。

Tā gūguǎi gāosǒng, shénqíng lěngjùn.

He had high cheekbones and a stern expression.

走路扭了一下，孤拐肿了起来。

Zǒulù niǔ le yīxià, gūguǎi zhǒng le qǐlái.

I twisted my ankle while walking, and the bone has swollen up.

Tips

register

Dialectal / colloquial. Standard Mandarin uses 颧骨 (quángǔ) for cheekbone and 踝骨 (huáigǔ) for ankle bone. 孤拐 is common in northern Chinese vernacular fiction.

Stroke Order

孤 gū

拐 guǎi

Related Words

羊拐 yángguǎi

sheep knucklebone / knucklebones (children's game) / the small ankle bone of a sheep used as a toy

孤儿 gūér HSK 6 #4,797

orphan

孤单 gūdān HSK 7 #3,458

lonely; alone / solitary

孤独 gūdú HSK 6 #1,940

lonely; solitary; isolated

拐 guǎi HSK 6 #6,451

to turn (a corner); to change direction / to kidnap; to abduct / to limp; to hobble

孤儿院 gūéryuàn #7,100

orphanage

拐角 guǎijiǎo #8,094

corner; turning point (of a street or hallway)

孤 gū #8,354

lone; lonely; solitary / orphaned; fatherless

拐杖 guǎizhàng HSK 7 #8,597

walking stick; cane; crutch

孤雌生殖 gūcíshēngzhí

parthenogenesis (reproduction without fertilization)