Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bone (gǔ) Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1449, Entry 10 Pronounced kua. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Waist bone. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The area between the thighs. History of the Tang (Tangshu), Treatise on Carriages and Clothing: There is clothing for military campaigns called kuas. Explanation of Sounds: The waist bone. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Same as kua (stride). Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Sometimes written as kua (waist/thigh) or kua (trousers). Also, Pronounced kua. Same as ankle.