Definition
佝 (gōu) rarely appears alone; you'll almost always see it in the compound 佝偻 (gōulóu), which describes a hunchbacked posture or refers to rickets (佝偻病). The existing dictionary note points to the obscure variant 佝瞀 (kòumào), but in modern Chinese 佝偻 is the standard usage.
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(bound root) used in 佝偻 (gōulóu) — hunchbackedrickets
Examples
- ，佝偻。Lǎorén niánjì dà le, bèi yǒuxiē gōulóu.The old man is getting on in years, his back is a little hunched.
- D。Yòu'ér quēfá wéishēngsù D kěnéng dǎozhì gōulóubìng.A lack of vitamin D in young children can lead to rickets.
- ，佝偻。Tā zǒulù shí shēnzi wēiwēi qiánqīng, xiǎnchū gōulóu de zītài.When he walks, his body leans slightly forward, showing a hunched posture.
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