髋关节

髖關節
kuānguānjié
noun #32,570

Meanings

  1. 1 hip joint
  2. 2 (anatomy) the ball-and-socket joint connecting the femur to the pelvis

Examples

Tā zuò le kuānguānjié zhìhuàn shǒushù.
He had a hip replacement surgery.
Kuānguānjié téngtòng shì lǎonián rén chángjiàn de wèntí.
Hip joint pain is a common problem for the elderly.

Tips

memory
(kuān) carries the (bone) radical — like nearly every anatomical bone term: bone, marrow, kneecap, skull. The right side (kuān, 'wide') gives both the sound and a picture of the broadest joint in the body.

Stroke Order

kuān
guān
jié