胸 xiōng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 匈 breast, chest, thorax
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
胸
xiōng
chest
Character
Example phrases
- 他深吸一口气，感觉胸里的压力终于轻了一些。 Tā shēn xī yì kǒu qì, gǎnjué xiōng lǐ de yālì zhōngyú qīng le yìxiē. He took a deep breath and felt that the pressure in his chest had finally eased a little.
- 孩子骄傲地挺起胸，走上了领奖台。 Háizi jiāo'ào de tǐng qǐ xiōng, zǒu shàng le lǐng jiǎng tái. The child proudly puffed out his chest and walked up onto the podium.
- 毕业典礼上，他的胸前别着一朵红花。 Bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng, tā de xiōng qián bié zhe yì duǒ hónghuā. At the graduation ceremony, a red flower was pinned to his chest.
Related words
- 胸部 xiōngbù chest
- 心胸 xīnxiōng breadth of mind; tolerance; heart
- 胸怀 xiōnghuái to harbour; breadth of mind; vision
- 胸膛 xiōngtáng chest
- 胸有成竹 xiōngyǒuchéngzhú to have a well-thought-out plan; to be confident of success
- 怀 huái chest, bosom; to hold in mind
- 手臂 shǒubì arm
- 眉毛 méimao eyebrow
- 肩膀 jiānbǎng shoulder
- 面部 miànbù face, facial part
- 舌头 shétou tongue
- 外表 wàibiǎo appearance, exterior