肚子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
肚子 (dùzi) · belly
肚子 (dùzi) means “belly; stomach”. It is written with 2 characters: 肚 (belly) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 肚子 is built
The characters
肚 dù · belly
What 肚 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 土 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我肚子饿了。Wǒ dùzi è le.My stomach is empty; I'm hungry.
你肚子还疼吗？Nǐ dùzi hái téng ma?Does your stomach still hurt?
Questions about 肚子
What does 肚子 mean?
肚子 (dùzi) means “belly; stomach”.
How do you pronounce 肚子?
肚子 is pronounced dùzi.
Which HSK level is 肚子?
肚子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
- 句子jùzisentence
Learn 肚子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.