腰
腰 (yāo) means “waist”. It is made of ⺼ + 要 and has 13 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 腰 into its parts
What 腰 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 要 yào — (bound form) to demand
- 覀 xī — west
- 女 nǚ — woman
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 要 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
腰 stroke order
Example sentences
我坐了一天，腰很疼。Wǒ zuò le yī tiān, yāo hěn téng.I sat all day and my lower back hurts.
这条裤子的腰太大了。Zhè tiáo kùzi de yāo tài dà le.The waist of these trousers is too big.
Also built with ⺼
- 肌jīflesh
- 肖xiàoto resemble
- 肚dùbelly
- 肠chángintestines
- 股gǔshare
- 肢zhīlimbs
- 肤fūskin
- 肥féifatty
- 肩jiānshoulders
- 肪fánganimal fat
- 肯kěnto agree to
- 育yùto produce
Quick facts
| Pinyin | yāo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | waist; lower back |
| Strokes | 13 |
| Radical | 肉 (meat; flesh, #130) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 腰
What does 腰 mean?
腰 (yāo) means “waist; lower back”.
How many strokes does 腰 have?
腰 has 13 strokes.
What is the radical of 腰?
The radical of 腰 is 肉 (ròu, “meat; flesh”), Kangxi radical number 130.
What parts make up 腰?
腰 is made of ⺼ (meat) and 要 ((bound form) to demand).
Which HSK level is 腰?
腰 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 腰 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.