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Chinese symbol for “groin”

腹股沟
fù gǔ gōu
Traditional: 腹股溝
groin (anatomy)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for groin is 腹股沟 (fù gǔ gōu), defined as: groin (anatomy).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

腹 fù
stomach, belly, abdomen; inside
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes
股 gǔ
share, portion; thighs, haunches, rump
radical 130 ⾁ · 8 strokes
沟 gōu
ditch, drain, gutter, narrow waterway
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “groin”

WordPinyinMeaning
鼠蹊shǔ xīgroin
胯kuàcrotch; groin
胯间 (胯間)kuà jiāncrotch; groin

Related words

Other words that share a character with 腹股沟.

WordPinyinMeaning
腹部fù bùabdomen; belly
腹泻 (腹瀉)fù xièdiarrhea; to have the runs
腹地fù dìhinterland; interior
心腹xīn fùtrusted aide; confidant
腹痛fù tòngbellyache; stomach pain
剖腹产 (剖腹產)pōu fù chǎncesarean birth
股份gǔ fèna share (in a company); stock
股东 (股東)gǔ dōngshareholder; stockholder
沟通 (溝通)gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate

See also: Japanese symbol for “groin”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.