Definitions

forehead; skull

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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The traditional character "顱" is structurally composed of the semantic component "頁", which relates to the head, and the phonetic component "盧" indicating its pronunciation. Its simplified form, "颅", maintains this pattern with "页" as the semantic radical and "卢" as the phonetic element. Etymologically, the character has consistently referred to the skull or cranium, with its meaning remaining specific to this anatomical part since its adoption.

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医生检查了他的骨。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de lúgǔ.

The doctor examined his skull.

这个头模型很逼真。

Zhège tóulú móxíng hěn bīzhēn.

This skull model is very realistic.

骨保护我们的大脑。

Lúgǔ bǎohù wǒmen de dànǎo.

The skull protects our brain.

他因车祸导致骨骨折。

Tā yīn chēhuò dǎozhì lúgǔ gǔzhé.

He suffered a skull fracture due to a car accident.

内压升高可能很危险。

Lúnèi yā shēnggāo kěnéng hěn wēixiǎn.

Increased intracranial pressure can be dangerous.

医生通过扫描查看他的腔情况。

Yīshēng tōngguò sǎomiáo chákàn tā de lúqiāng qíngkuàng.

The doctor examined the condition of his cranial cavity through scanning.

底手术需要非常精细的技术。

Lúdǐ shǒushù xūyào fēicháng jīngxì de jìshù.

Skull base surgery requires very precise techniques.

现代医学能够进行复杂的骨重建手术。

Xiàndài yīxué nénggòu jìnxíng fùzá de lúgǔ chóngjiàn shǒushù.

Modern medicine can perform complex skull reconstruction surgery.