转节

轉節

zhuǎnjié

noun

Meanings

1 trochanter (second segment of an insect leg)
2 (mechanical) swivel joint, rotating joint

Characters

to turn, rotate

Examples

昆虫的足由基节、转节、股节等部分组成。

Kūnchóng de zú yóu jījié, zhuǎnjié, gǔjié děng bùfen zǔchéng.

An insect's leg is composed of the coxa, trochanter, femur, and other segments.

转节连接基节和股节,通常很小。

Zhuǎnjié liánjiē jījié hé gǔjié, tōngcháng hěn xiǎo.

The trochanter connects the coxa and femur, and is usually small.

Tips

usage

Entomology term: the trochanter is the short hinge segment between the coxa (基节) and femur (股节) of an insect leg. Note: in Chinese dictionaries 转节 can also describe a mechanical swivel/rotating joint, or (rarely, per Xinhua) a change of rhythm in poetry — entomological sense is the one meant on zoology word lists.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

节 jié