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腰 (yāo): Waist — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 腰

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How to write 腰 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 腰

腰 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
腰
⺼
要yào · want
腰=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 腰

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5.

How to Use 腰

Waist-related phrases

腰 + body/action word

Use 腰 (yāo) in common phrases about the waist or lower back.

腰疼 • yāo téng • waist or lower back hurts
6.

Example Sentences

jiǔ久
zuò坐
róng容
yì易
dǎo导
zhì致
yāo

Information

Pinyinyāo
Meaningwaist; small of the back
Strokes13
Radical月
Traditional腰
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1428
Zhuyinㄧㄠ
UnicodeU+8170
CangjieWLV
⺼
+要yào · want
yāo腰
téng疼

waist or lower back hurts

弯腰 • wān yāo • bend at the waist
wān弯
yāo腰

bend at the waist

腰带 • yāo dài • belt
yāo腰
dài带

belt

腰
zhuī椎
téng疼
tòng痛
。

Sitting for long periods can easily cause lumbar pain.

tā他
měi每
tiān天
duàn锻
liàn炼
,
yāo腰
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
xì细
le了
。

He exercises every day, and his waist is getting thinner and thinner.

tā他
jīng经
cháng常
duàn锻
liàn炼
yāo腰
bù部
lì力
liàng量
。

He often exercises his waist strength.

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.

yāo腰
guǒ果
kě可
yǐ以
zuò做
chéng成
měi美
wèi味
de的
líng零
shí食
。

Cashew nuts can be made into delicious snacks.

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