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鎖骨

简锁骨 · 繁鎖骨

Mandarin · pinyin suǒ gǔ

collarbone
clavicle

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鎖: Look up this written character
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
锁: suǒ · lock, padlock; shackles, chains

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3–3 · suo3 gu3

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so2 gwat1

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noun

(anatomy) clavicle; collarbone

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