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Chinese symbol for “tibia”

胫骨
jìng gǔ
Traditional: 脛骨
tibia; shinbone

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tibia is 胫骨 (jìng gǔ), defined as: tibia; shinbone.

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

胫 jìng
calf, shinbone
radical 130 ⾁ · 9 strokes
骨 gǔ
bone; skeleton; frame, framework
radical 188 ⾻ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胫骨.

WordPinyinMeaning
不胫而走 (不脛而走)bù jìng ér zǒuto get round fast; to spread like wildfire
护胫 (護脛)hù jìngshin pad; shin guard
骨头 (骨頭)gǔ toubone; measure word: 根 (gēn), 块 (kuài)
骨干 (骨幹)gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
骨折gǔ zhéto suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break
骨骼gǔ gébones; skeleton
头骨 (頭骨)tóu gǔskull
骨灰gǔ huībone ash; cremation ashes; cremains

See also: Japanese symbol for “tibia”.

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.

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