臀

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buttocks; hips; rump

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ meaning “flesh” + 殿 sound ( diàn )

Components 殿⺼

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
臀位取胎术	tún wèi qǔ tāi shù	breech extraction (medicine)
电臀舞	diàn tún wǔ	twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting pos…
臀大肌	tún dà jī	(anatomy) gluteus maximus
白喉红臀鹎	bái hóu hóng tún bēi	(bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
腰臀比	yāo tún bǐ	waist-to-hip ratio
黑喉红臀鹎	hēi hóu hóng tún bēi	(bird species of China) red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
臀位	tún wèi	breech presentation (obstetrics)
棕臀噪鹛	zōng tún zào méi	(bird species of China) rufous-vented laughingthrush (Pterorhinus gularis)
臀部	tún bù	butt; buttocks
臀推	tún tuī	massage using one's buttocks
臀产式分娩	tún chǎn shì fēn miǎn	breech delivery (medicine)
黄臀鹎	huáng tún bēi	(bird species of China) brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous)
臀尖	tún jiān	pork rump
蜜桃臀	mì táo tún	(coll.) peach butt; round, firm buttocks
臀肌	tún jī	gluteal muscle; gluteus; buttocks
臀围	tún wéi	hip measurement
臀位分娩	tún wèi fēn miǎn	breech delivery (medicine)
臀沟	tún gōu	gluteal fold
蜥臀目	xī tún mù	Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria
翘臀	qiào tún	(coll.) perky butt

Characters sharing the sound component 殿 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
殿 sound part	diàn	hall; palace; temple
癜	diàn	erythema