腹(fù)

HSK 7-913 strokes

abdomen

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Character information

Pinyin
fù
Meaning
abdomen; stomach; belly
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 腹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼复

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

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

Made of

⺼复fù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 腹 step by step

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

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Words with 腹

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

jiǎn俭fù腹

lacking in knowledge; ignorant

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qiè切fù腹

harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling

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pōu剖fù腹

to cut open the abdomen; to disembowel; to speak from the heart

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pōu剖fù腹chǎn产

cesarean birth

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pōu剖fù腹cáng藏zhū珠

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)

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kǒu口fù腹

(fig.) food

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kǒu口fù腹zhī之yù欲

desire for good food

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kǒu口mì蜜fù腹jiàn剑

lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

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俭切剖产藏珠口之

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