听小骨 tīng xiǎo gǔ

ossicles (of the middle ear)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. ossicles (of the middle ear)
  2. 2. three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 镫骨dèng gǔ, incus or anvil bone 砧骨zhēn gǔ, malleus or hammer bone 锤骨chuí gǔ

Characters

Character Meaning
听 tīng HSK 1
to listen; to hear; to obey
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
骨 gǔ HSK 5
bone