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ankle

HSK 10
Human →Body →Body Parts
huà
カ
くるぶし
과
Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound.
Components
足 lower leg+ 果 fruit =
踝 ankle
足 Meaning component
zú lower leg
foot
果 Phonetic component
guǒ fruit
variant of 果[guǒ]
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Notes
Similar Characters
趴 prostrate oneself趵 noise of tramping feet趸 sell or buy wholesale (simp)趺 sit趼 callous skin on趾 toe趿 slipshod跂 crawling跃 skip (simp)跄 walk rapidly (simp)跆 trample跋 go by foot跌 slump跎 stumble跏 sit cross-legged跐 to trample跑 run跖 foot (simp)跗 the instep跚 stagger
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
踝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
踝 [huái]
ankle
Japanese
踝 くるぶし 同音
noun anatomy usually kana ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
丈の長いコートは、ほとんどくるぶしまで届いていた。
He was wearing a long black coat that reached almost to his ankles.
CHINESE WORDS (7)
脚踝 [jiǎo​huái] #5,913
ankle
脚踝 [jiǎo​huái] #5,913
ankle
外踝 [wài​huái] #47,532
lateral malleolus
内踝 [nèi​huái] #49,596
medial malleolus
内踝 [nèi​huái] #49,596
medial malleolus
踝骨 [huái​gǔ] #45,400
ankle bone
足踝 [zú​huái]
ankle
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
内踝 [うちくるぶし]
inner side of the ankle