waist, the part of the body between ribs and hips

Animated Stroke Order 腰

腰 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 腰

腰 stroke order diagram

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HSK Vocabulary:

HSK words that contain this character.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yào
shi
fàng
zài
yāo
bāo

He put the keys in his waist bag.

2
jīng
cháng
duàn
liàn
yāo
liàng

He often exercises his waist strength.

3
wān
yāo
jiǎn
shàng
de
shū

She bent over to pick up the book on the floor.

4
tāo
yāo
bāo
mǎi
le
zhè
běn
shū

I paid for this book out of my own pocket.

5
jīn
tiān
chī
fàn
zhǔ
dòng
tāo
yāo
bāo
qǐng

He offered to pay for the meal today.

6
wèi
le
zhī
chí
zhè
ge
xiàng
gōng
jué
dìng
tāo
yāo
bāo
gōng
é
wài
jīn

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Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1428
Zhuyinㄧㄠ
Components
UnicodeU+8170
CangjieWLV
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality