腹
abdomen; stomach; belly
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #585 U+8179
How 腹 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 复 (phonetic, fù)
How to remember it
abdomen · Heisig RSH #473
体 body + double back
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 复
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 复 (fù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 复 sound component | fù | again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return |
| 馥 | fù | scent, fragrance, aroma |
| 蝮 | fù | viper, venomous snake |
| 鳆 | fù | abalone |
Words containing 腹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空腹高心 | kōng fù gāo xīn | ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom) |
| 以小人之心，度君子之腹 | yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù | to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom) |
| 红腹山雀 | hóng fù shān què | (bird species of China) Père David's tit; rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi) |
| 黄腹山雀 | huáng fù shān què | (bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus) |
| 大腹皮 | dà fù pí | husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔[bing1 lang5] |
| 三角腹带 | sān jiǎo fù dài | athletic supporter |
| 食不果腹 | shí bù guǒ fù | lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken |
| 腹水 | fù shuǐ | (medicine) ascites; ascitic fluid; hydroperitoneum |
| 心腹 | xīn fù | trusted aide; confidant |
| 腹地 | fù dì | hinterland; interior; outback |
| 小腹 | xiǎo fù | underbelly; lower abdomen |
| 黑腹沙鸡 | hēi fù shā jī | (bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) |
| 下腹部 | xià fù bù | lower abdomen |
| 精神满腹 | jīng shén mǎn fù | full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced |
| 口腹 | kǒu fù | (fig.) food |
| 腹语师 | fù yǔ shī | ventriloquist |
| 腹语 | fù yǔ | ventriloquism |
| 空腹 | kōng fù | an empty stomach |
| 亚欧大陆腹地 | Yà ōu dà lù fù dì | Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang) |
| 腹语术 | fù yǔ shù | ventriloquism |