How to Write 腰 (yāo) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: waist, lower back, pocket · 13 strokes · HSK 5
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Character facts
| Character | 腰 |
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| Pinyin | yāo |
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| Strokes | 13 |
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| HSK level | HSK 5 |
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| Unicode | U+8170 |
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English meanings
- waist
- lower back
- pocket
- middle
- loins
Words with 腰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
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| 拦腰 | lán yāo | (hitting) squarely in the middle; (slicing) across the middle |
| 腰包 | yāo bāo | waist purse (old); (fig.) purse |
| 掏腰包 | tāo yāo bāo | to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket |
| 腰杆子 | yāo gān zi | waist; small of the back |
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