腰(yāo)

HSK 413 strokes

the waist and lower back

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Character information

Pinyin
yāo
Meaning
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)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 腰 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼要

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

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

Made of

⺼要yào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 腰 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 腰

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

xià下yāo腰

(gymnastics) to do a bridge; to do a crab

Open 下腰 page →
zhàng仗yāo腰

to back sb up; to support (from the rear)

Open 仗腰 page →
bàn半yāo腰

middle; halfway

Open 半腰 page →
chā叉yāo腰

to put one's hands on one's hips

Open 叉腰 page →
shān山yāo腰

the mid-slope of a mountain

Open 山腰 page →
wān弯yāo腰

to stoop

Open 弯腰 page →
hòu后yāo腰

lower back

Open 后腰 page →
lǎn懒yāo腰

a stretch (of one's body)

Open 懒腰 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 腰’s common words

下仗半叉山弯后懒

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