yāo

waist; lower back; middle

HSK 5 #1458

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1458th character
Radical ⾁ (130.9)
Strokes 13
Index # 2969

Definitions

腰 yāo
  1. 1. waist
  2. 2. lower back
  3. 3. middle
  4. 4. pocket
  5. 5. loins

Stroke order

腰 stroke order diagram
腰 stroke order animation

Words containing 腰

Word Meaning
waist; hips
waist; hips
lumbar vertebrae
waist drum; waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
burly; tall and strong; beefy
burly; tall and strong; beefy
blue-rumped parrot
blue-rumped parrot species
back of a tiger and waist of a bear; tough and stocky build
(coll.) tiny waist
(coll.) tiny waist
waist of trousers; waistband
waistband
to bend over
(coll.) to pace around nervously; to speak indirectly
(coll.) to pace around nervously; to speak indirectly
red-rumped swallow bird
damn; fuck; stop whining
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
(bird species of China) crimson sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
Pallas's leaf warbler, a small bird
Pallas's leaf warbler, a small green bird
yellow-rumped honeyguide bird
yellow-rumped honeyguide bird
(bird species of China) Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)