肋
(bound form) rib; Taiwan pr. [le4]
6 strokes
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How 肋 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 力 (phonetic, lì)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 力
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 力 (lì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 力 sound component | lì | strength, power; capability, influence |
| 历 | lì | history; calendar |
| 劣 | liè | low-quality, inferior, bad |
| 仂 | lè | excess, remainder, surplus |
| 艻 | lè | sweet basil |
| 阞 | lè | sedimentary layer; mineral vein |
Words containing 肋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加里肋亚海 | Jiā lǐ lèi yà Hǎi | Sea of Galilee |
| 加利肋亚 | Jiā lì lèi yà | Galilee (in biblical Palestine) |
| 加里肋亚 | Jiā lǐ lèi yà | Galilee |
| 安德肋 | Ān dé lèi | Andrew (Catholic transliteration) |
| 两肋插刀 | liǎng lèi chā dāo | (lit.) to take knives in both sides (idiom); (fig.) to go to any lengths for a friend; to … |
| 季肋区 | jì lèi qū | (anatomy) hypochondriac region |
| 肋间肌 | lèi jiān jī | intercostal muscle |
| 肋眼 | lèi yǎn | rib-eye steak |
| 凯撒肋雅 | Kǎi sā lèi yǎ | Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa) |
| 肋木 | lèi mù | (gymnastics) wall bars; stall bars |
| 肋骨 | lèi gǔ | rib; CL:根[gen1] |
| 鸡肋 | jī lèi | chicken rib; (fig.) sth of little value yet hard to discard |
| 软肋 | ruǎn lèi | (anatomy) costal cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; weak link; vulnerability |
| 沅江九肋 | Yuán jiāng jiǔ lèi | rare talent; lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river |
| 季肋 | jì lèi | (anatomy) the floating ribs |
| 纳匝肋 | Nà zā lèi | Nazareth |