腋

yè

yèspelled as ie · 4th tone — spelling rules

(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil

Radical: 月 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱脑腾

Same radical

有月脚服望能期背朝脱脑腾胜脸腹

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Character Decomposition

腋=⺼+夜

Etymology

flesh

Meanings

(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil

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Words with 腋 21 total

body odor · bromhidrosis · armpit odor · underarm stink · also called 狐臭 hú chòu腋臭yè chòu axillary bud · bud growing from axil of plant腋芽yè yá lit. armpit · elbow and armpit · fig. right up close (to a disaster) · in one's backyard · on one's doorstep肘腋zhǒu yè underarm · armpit腋下yè xià armpit hair腋毛yè máo axillary (botany) · budding in the angle between branch and stem腋生yè shēng armpit腋窝yè wō many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big · many a mickle makes a muckle集腋成裘jí yè chéng qiú lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep · trouble or danger in one's own backyard变生肘腋biàn shēng zhǒu yè

Idioms with 腋 10 total Chain

lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep · trouble or danger in one's own backyard变生肘腋biàn shēng zhǒu yè many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big · many a mickle makes a muckle集腋成裘jí yè chéng qiú

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