腰yāo
the waist. 13 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin yāoStrokes 13Radical ⺼Band HSK 4Words 1
How to write 腰
Strokes 1–4 write ⺼, then strokes 5–13 write 要.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 腰 · the stroke-order rules
What 腰 is made of
⺼ and 要 (yào, essential).
⺼ carries the meaning — flesh — and 要 carries the sound.
Words that use 腰
| 腰 | the waist 身体中间、胯骨以上的部位 久坐容易伤到腰部肌肉。Sitting too long easily strains his lower back muscles. Lesson 363, 研精毕力与笃实根基 · 研精钩深与济世修身 · Deep Research, Medical Altruism & Scholarly Cultivation |
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.