脐

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(bound form) the navel; the umbilicus; (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ meaning “flesh” + 齐 sound ( qí )

Components ⺼齐

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
露脐装	lòu qí zhuāng	crop top (clothing)
肚脐眼	dù qí yǎn	navel; belly button
脐带	qí dài	umbilical cord
脐装	qí zhuāng	crop top
脐轮	qí lún	manipūra or manipura, the solar plexus chakra 查克拉, residing in the upper abdomen
种脐	zhǒng qí	(botany) hilum; omphalodium
瓜脐	guā qí	the umbilicus of a melon
噬脐莫及	shì qí mò jí	(lit.) one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom); (fig.) too late for regrets
肚脐	dù qí	navel
脐屎	qí shǐ	newborn baby's excrement (meconium); belly button discharge (infection)
脐梗	qí gěng	umbilical cord
脐橙	qí chéng	navel orange
腽肭脐	wà nà qí	penis and testes of fur seal (used in TCM)

Characters sharing the sound component 齐 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
齐 sound part	qí	even, uniform, of equal length
剂	jì	dose; medicine; measure word for medicines
济	jì	to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across
挤	jǐ	to squeeze, to push against; crowded
侪	chái	a class, a company; companion; together
荠	jì	water chestnut; water caltrop
霁	jì	to subside; to clear up after a storm; to stop being angry
蛴	qí	grubs, maggots
跻	jī	to ascend, to rise
齑	jī	to smash into pieces, to pulverize; hash
哜	jì	to sip
鲚	jì	anchovy