胳 (gā) — (bound morpheme) armpit (only in 胳肢窝)

Definition

胳 (gā) is a character that appears almost exclusively as part of the compound 胳肢窝 (gāzhiwō), meaning 'armpit'. On its own it is not used as a standalone word in modern Chinese — it is a bound morpheme. The pinyin gā is distinct from the more common reading gē (as in 胳膊 'arm'). This row covers the gā reading only.

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(bound morpheme) armpit (only in 胳肢窝)

Examples

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Tā de gāzhiwō hěn yǎng.
His armpit is very itchy.
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Pǎobù zhīhòu, gāzhiwō chū le hěnduō hàn.
After running, his armpit sweated a lot.
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Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de gāzhiwō.
The doctor examined his armpit.

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