听小骨 tīng xiǎo gǔ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

听 tīng
HSK 1
hear; understand; obey, comply
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
骨 gǔ
HSK 5
bone; skeleton; frame, framework