腰 (jiu1 | yao1) : waist; pocket; middle

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腰

jiu1

yao1

[1] waist; small of the back; kidney
[2] pocket; purse; wallet
[3] middle (of mountain, tree, etc)

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

腰

This word has been viewed 7573 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Mar 2014 11:01

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腰果 jiu1 gwo2 = cashew nut

山腰 saan1 jiu1 shan1 yao1 = mountain waist, hillside, mountainside; (placename) Shan Yiu

腰圍 jiu1 wai4 yao1 wei2 = waistline; waist measurement; girth (of a body, trunk)

豬腰 zyu1 jiu1 = pig kidney 粵

無腰骨 mou4 jiu1 gwat1 = spineless

扭腰舞 nau2 jiu1 mou5 = the Twist (dancing)

水蛇腰 seoi2 se4 jiu1 shui3 she2 yao1 = waist slightly bent; slender and supple waist; lithe body; feminine pose

半中腰 bun3 zung1 jiu1 ban4 zhong1 yao1 = halfway; middle

腰帶 jiu1 daai3*2 yao1 dai4 = waist-belt, waistband

伸懶腰 san1 laan5 jiu1 shen1 lan3 yao1 = [v] stretch (oneself) when yawning
See all 33 compounds (CantoDict reports 32 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 腰
Unicode code for this character: U+8170 (off-site link)

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