腰 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

腰 English definition

yāo

  • waist
  • lower back
  • pocket
  • middle
  • loins

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares);
  • : grasshopper chirp; mosquito buzz;
  • : tender; gentle; to die prematurely;
  • : goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon;
  • : youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yao1], to shout;
  • : evil spirit; goblin; witchcraft; variant of 妖[yao1]; common erroneous variant of 祆[Xian1] Ormazda;
  • : Polygala japonica; lush (grass);
  • : to invite; to request; to intercept; to solicit; to seek;

Words containing 腰, by HSK level