臀 (tún): buttocks, hips, rump
臀 (tún) is a Chinese character meaning “buttocks.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 殿 (phonetic) and ⺼ (semantic). It ranks #3102 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 臀 flesh. Its radical form ⺼ (⺼) appears in many related characters such as 肴 (yáo, cooked dishes), 腆 (tiǎn, make strong (as liquors)), 腼 (miǎn, used in 靦腆|腼腆).
Definitions
- buttocks
- hips
- rump
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臀部noun | tún bù | butt |
| 臀围noun | tún wéi | hip measurement |
| 臀产式分娩 | tún chǎn shì fēn miǎn | breech delivery (medicine) |
| 臀位取胎术 | tún wèi qǔ tāi shù | breech extraction (medicine) |
| 臀位分娩noun | tún wèi fēn miǎn | breech delivery (medicine) |
| 电臀舞noun | diàn tún wǔ | twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position |
| 白喉红臀鹎 | bái hóu hóng tún bēi | (bird species of China) sooty-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster) |
| 腰臀比noun | yāo tún bǐ | waist-to-hip ratio |
| 臀位noun | tún wèi | breech presentation (obstetrics) |
| 黑喉红臀鹎 | hēi hóu hóng tún bēi | (bird species of China) red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) |
| 臀大肌noun | tún dà jī | (anatomy) gluteus maximus |
| 蜥臀目 | xī tún mù | Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria |
| 臀推 | tún tuī | massage using one's buttocks |
| 黄臀鹎 | huáng tún bēi | (bird species of China) brown-breasted bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthorrhous) |
| 臀尖 | tún jiān | pork rump |
臀 appears in 27 compound words: 52 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 臀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
臀字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
tún zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character for "buttocks" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
...肉登陆香港 三大餐厅联手推出限定菜单 牛臀肉他他 / 麻辣翼板肉/红酒炖牛肉
. . . ròu dēng lù xiāng gǎng sān dà cān tīng lián shǒu tuī chū xiàn dìng cài dān niú tún ròu tā tā má là yì bǎn ròu hóng jiǔ dùn niú ròu
...Beef Arrives in Hong Kong: Three Top Restaurants Team Up to Launch a Limited-Edition Menu—Beef Tenderloin Tartare / Spicy Flank Steak / Red Wine Braised Beef
Lisa倒立秀蜜桃臀与肌肉线条 百万AP金表衬身价
L i s a dǎo lì xiù mì táo tún yǔ jī ròu xiàn tiáo bǎi wàn A P jīn biǎo chèn shēn jià
Lisa shows off her peach-shaped butt and toned physique in a handstand, with a million-dollar AP gold watch complementing her status
台东狼师把女学生当小情人 强抱含耳拍臀判刑6个月
tái dōng láng shī bǎ nǚ xué shēng dāng xiǎo qíng rén qiáng bào hán ěr pāi tún pàn xíng 6 gè yuè
Taitung Teacher Treats Female Student Like a Girlfriend; Sentenced to 6 Months for Forcibly Hugging, Kissing Her Ear, and Slapping Her Buttocks
...马线非礼|18及26岁女先后遭紧贴掀裙摸臀 警拘20岁男色狼
. . . mǎ xiàn fēi lǐ 1 8 jí 2 6 suì nǚ xiān hòu zāo jǐn tiē xiān qún mō tún jǐng jū 2 0 suì nán sè láng
...Sexual Harassment on the Bus | Women Aged 18 and 26 Had Their Skirts Lifted and Buttocks Groped; Police Arrest 20-Year-Old Male Perpetrator
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
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