How to Write 骱 (jiè) — Meaning “joint”

Picture a bone (骨) with a small connector piece shaped like the character 介 between two bone ends. Think of 介 as meaning "to introduce" — a joint introduces one bone to another. This visual helps you link the shape and meaning.

Write the left radical 骨 first — it is tall and narrow, with the top part 冎 covering the lower 月. Then add 介 on the right, which has two short strokes on top and a vertical stroke down. Keep the whole character balanced: do not make the 骨 too wide or the 介 too small, and ensure the vertical stroke of 介 extends straight down.

骱 (jiè) means joint and has 介 on the right. 骰 (tóu) means dice (骰子) and uses 殳 (a weapon radical) on the right. 骶 (dǐ) means sacrum (a specific bone) and has 氐 on the right. So focus on the right side component to tell them apart: 介 vs 殳 vs 氐.

骱 appears mainly in medical and anatomical terms, such as 骱子 (joint) or 脱骱 (dislocation of a joint). It is not used in everyday conversation and is not in the HSK vocabulary list. You might encounter it in Chinese health reports or traditional medicine discussions about bone and joint issues.

Common words containing 骱 include: 骱子 (jiè zi) — joint; 脱骱 (tuō jiè) — dislocation of a joint; 出骱 (chū jiè) — dislocation (of a joint).