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胯

kuà

Character

What 胯 means

1. crotch
2. groin
3. hip

Words starting with 胯

• 胯间kuà jiāncrotch; groin
• 胯骨kuà gǔhip bone
• 胯下物kuà xià wù(slang) male member; package
• 胯下之辱kuà xià zhī rǔ(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary…

Words containing 胯

• 拉胯lā kuà(slang) disappointing; lackluster; lame; performing poorly
• 腰胯yāo kuàhips; waist

Characters built on 夸

These share the phonetic component 夸 (kuā), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 跨kuàto step across; to stride over; to straddle
• 垮kuǎto collapse (lit. or fig.)
• 挎kuàto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

Characters that look like 胯

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)
• 胖pàngfat; plump
• 脖bóneck
• 狩shòuto hunt; to go hunting (as winter sport in former times); hunting dog
• 矜jīnto boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 挎kuàto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)

Sounds the same

Read kuà, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 跨to step across; to stride over; to straddle
• 挎to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
• 㐄component in Chinese characters, mirror image of 夂