Keyword
armpit
- Frequency
- #3417
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
yè
Mnemonic
⺼ (flesh) gives the meaning and 夜 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
腋毛
armpit hair
腋下
underarm; armpit
腋窝
armpit
腋
(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil
腋生
axillary (botany); budding in the angle between branch and stem
腋芽
axillary bud; bud growing from axil of plant
腋臭
body odor; bromhidrosis; armpit odor; underarm stink; also called 狐臭 (húchòu)
集腋成裘
many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big; many a mickle makes a muckle
肘腋
lit. armpit; elbow and armpit; fig. right up close (to a disaster); in one's backyard; on one's doorstep