膑 (bìn) - Kneecap & patella
膑 · bìn
Kneecap;
patella;
ancient punishment involving removal of the kneecap.
Kneecappatellaancient punishment involving removal of the kneecap.
Usage highlights
patellabin punishmentSun Binpatellar tendonpatellofemoral painpatellar dislocation
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He suffered a fractured patella (膑骨骨折).
- The ancient punishment of bin involved removing the kneecap (膑刑).
- Sun Bin was a famous military strategist (孙膑).
- Patellar tendonitis affects the knee (膑腱炎).
Collocations
- patella(膑骨)
- bin punishment(膑刑)
- Sun Bin(孙膑)
- patellar tendon(膑腱)
- patellofemoral pain(膑股疼痛)
- patellar dislocation(膑骨脱位)
Idioms
- Sun Bin's Art of War(孙膑兵法)
- Tian Ji's horse racing strategy(田忌赛马)
- Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao(围魏救赵)
Cultural background
FAQ- Sun Bin (孙膑) was a famous military strategist from the Warring States period who suffered the bin punishment.
- The bin punishment was one of the five major mutilating punishments in ancient China.
- Sun Bin's military treatise 'Sun Bin's Art of War' is considered a classic of Chinese military strategy.