Dong Chinese dictionary

gū

thigh

Pictograph a person with a mark indicating the location of the thigh. Original form of 股.

Components

人 Iconic component

rén

person

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Marker indicating the location of the thigh.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gū

thigh

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sources

林志強《《文源》評注》p.472