臀
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Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 殿 represents the sound. Originally written as 𡱒, which depicted a a person (尸) with their buttocks (𠂤) emphasized.
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Historical Evolution
臀
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
臀
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
臀
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
臀
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
臀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
臀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
臀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
臀
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
臀
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
臀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
臀 [tún]
butt; buttocks
Japanese
noun
- buttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips
- undersurface; bottom
- last place; end
- consequence
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (35)
臀部 [túnbù] #5,278
butt
臀围 [túnwéi] #46,287
hip measurement
臀围 [túnwéi] #46,287
hip measurement
臀鳍 [túnqí] #65,956
anal fin
臀鳍 [túnqí] #65,956
anal fin
臀尖 [túnjiān] #66,247
pork rump
臀沟 [túngòu] #67,182
gluteal fold
臀沟 [túngòu] #67,182
gluteal fold
掇臀捧屁 [duōtúnpěngpì]
to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants
栗臀䴓 [lìtúnshī]
(bird species of China) chestnut-vented nuthatch (Sitta nagaensis)
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)
KOREAN WORDS (1)