腿
tuǐ
HSK 3
#1,349 most
frequent character
leg
noun
Measure words:条 tiáo
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
腿 has 月 meat/body parts as the meaning part and 退 tuì as the sound part, close but with a different tone. It first meant the shin, then grew to mean leg and its parts.
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Example Sentences
我的腿很疼。
wǒde tuǐ hěn téng 。
My leg hurts a lot.
他跑步时扭伤了腿。
tā pǎobù shí niǔshāng le tuǐ 。
He sprained his leg while running.
我们去爬山，腿会很累。
wǒmen qù páshān ， tuǐ huì hěn léi 。
We are going to climb a mountain, our legs will get very tired.
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