臀 tún buttocks
buttocks; hips
How to remember 臀: 殿 hall + ⺝ meat = buttocks. After three hours on the stone bench in the cold hall, Grandpa jokes that there is no meat left on his buttocks.
Component breakdown
臀 = 殿 hall + ⺝ meat
- 殿 hall
- ⺝ meat
After three hours on the stone bench in the cold hall, Grandpa jokes that there is no meat left on his buttocks.
How it is used
- The buttocks - chiefly 臀部 (túnbù) the buttocks/hips, a clinical, neutral term used in medicine, fitness, and anatomy rather than casual speech.