脐(qí): (bound form) the navel
10 strokesTrad. 臍
(bound form) the navel
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Character information
- Pinyin
- qí
- Meaning
- (bound form) the navel; the umbilicus; (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 臍
Origin & structure
Where 脐 comes from and how its parts fit together.
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