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10 strokesTrad.

(bound form) the navel

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Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(bound form) the navel; the umbilicus; (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼齐

In this compound, the meaning comes from (flesh); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guā

the umbilicus of a melon

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zhǒng

(botany) hilum; omphalodium

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dài

umbilical cord

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navel; belly button

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(lit.) one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)

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