腋(yè): armpit
12 strokes
armpit
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yè
- Meaning
- armpit; (biology) axilla; (botany) axil; Taiwan pr. [yi4]
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 腋 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 腋 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 腋
Common words using 腋 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
Open 变生肘腋 page →many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big
Open 集腋成裘 page →Related characters
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