胸

xiōng

x+iōng·1st tone

chest · bosom

Radical: 月 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: 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

胸=⺼+匈

Etymology

A heart ⺼ in the chest 匈; 匈 also provides the pronunciation

Meanings

chest

bosom

heart

mind

thorax

xiōng

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Words with 胸 215 total

chicken breast · (medicine) pigeon chest (pectus carinatum)鸡胸jī xiōng to bind one's breasts · breast binder束胸shù xiōng old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen抹胸mò xiōng pneumothorax (medicine)气胸qì xiōng chest胸脯xiōng pú

Idioms with 胸 50 total Chain

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits · in fine mettle (of animal)昂首挺胸áng shǒu tǐng xiōng (idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)捶胸顿足chuí xiōng dùn zú lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth跌脚捶胸diē jiǎo chuí xiōng