腰 yāo
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 要 essential, necessary
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
腰
yāo
waist; lower back
Character
Example phrases
- 我的腰疼。 Wǒ de yāo téng. My lower back hurts.
- 腰有点酸。 Yāo yǒudiǎn suān. My lower back is a little sore.
- 别扭到腰。 Bié niǔ dào yāo. Do not twist your lower back.