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Character Decomposition
腰=⺼+要
Etymology
flesh
Meanings
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)
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Words with 腰 239 total
to put one's hands on one's hips叉腰chā yāoto bow · to bend at the waist弓腰gōng yāoto support · to brace撑腰chēng yāo(hitting) squarely in the middle · (slicing) across the middle · to hold by the waist拦腰lán yāoto bend over; to stoop down · Taiwan pr. māoyāo猫腰máo yāogirdle束腰shù yāo(dialect) to bend over毛腰máo yāothe mid-slope of a mountain山腰shān yāoapron围腰wéi yāo(gymnastics) to do a bridge · to do a crab下腰xià yāoslender waistline纤腰xiān yāowaist and back · physique腰板yāo bǎnwaist purse (old) · (fig.) purse · pocket · waist pack · fanny pack · bum bag腰包yāo bāowide belt · sash · (packaging) paper sash around a book or other product腰封yāo fēng(a person's) back (usu. as sth one keeps straight) · (fig.) backing; support腰杆yāo gǎnlumbar vertebrae腰骨yāo gǔwaist drum · waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)腰鼓yāo gǔ
Idioms with 腰 32 total Chain
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