Keyword
waist
- lower back
- middle
- Frequency
- #2001
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
yāo
Mnemonic
⺼ (flesh) gives the meaning and 要 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
腰
the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
腰带
belt
弯腰
to stoop
撑腰
to support; to brace
腰部
waist; small of the back
腰间
waist
腰包
waist purse (old); (fig.) purse; pocket; waist pack; fanny pack; bum bag
腰围
waist measurement; girth
山腰
the mid-slope of a mountain
腰果
cashew nuts
腰斩
to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment); to cut sth in half; to reduce sth by a dramatic margin; to terminate; to cut short
腰椎
lumbar vertebra
下腰
(gymnastics) to do a bridge; to do a crab
束腰
girdle
后腰
lower back; (sports) defensive midfielder
自掏腰包
to pay out of one's own pocket; to dig into one's pocket
细腰
slender waist; fig. pretty woman; mortise and tenon joint on a coffin
半山腰
the mid-slope of a mountain
掏腰包
to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
裤腰
waist of trousers; waistband
腰身
waist; waistline
拦腰
(hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle; to hold by the waist
腰缠万贯
lit. ten thousand strings of cash in money belt (idiom); carrying lots of money; extremely wealthy; loaded
腰肢
waist