waist, the part of the body between ribs and hips
Animated Stroke Order 腰
Stroke Order Diagrams 腰

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HSK Vocabulary: 腰
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 腰 is used in context
1
tā他
bǎ把
yào钥
shi匙
fàng放
zài在
yāo腰
bāo包
lǐ里
。
He put the keys in his waist bag.
2
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
duàn锻
liàn炼
yāo腰
bù部
lì力
liàng量
。
He often exercises his waist strength.
3
tā她
wān弯
yāo腰
jiǎn捡
qǐ起
dì地
shàng上
de的
shū书
。
She bent over to pick up the book on the floor.
4
wǒ我
tāo掏
yāo腰
bāo包
mǎi买
le了
zhè这
běn本
shū书
。
I paid for this book out of my own pocket.
5
jīn今
tiān天
chī吃
fàn饭
,
tā他
zhǔ主
dòng动
tāo掏
yāo腰
bāo包
qǐng请
kè客
。
He offered to pay for the meal today.
6
wèi为
le了
zhī支
chí持
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
,
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
tāo掏
yāo腰
bāo包
tí提
gōng供
é额
wài外
zī资
jīn金
。
To support this project, the company decided to provide additional funding out of its own pocket.
Information
Traditional腰
Radical月
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