腋
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(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 肉 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 腋
- Common rank
- #3,350
- Unicode
- U+814B
Formation & memory
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Words with 腋
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 变生肘腋 | lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep; trouble o… | |
| 腋生 | axillary (botany); budding in the angle between branch and stem | |
| 腋下 | underarm; armpit | |
| 腋毛 | armpit hair | |
| 集腋成裘 | many hairs make a fur coat (idiom); many small contributions add up to sth big; many a mic… | |
| 腋窝 | armpit | |
| 腋臭 | body odor; bromhidrosis; armpit odor; underarm stink; also called 狐臭[hu2 chou4] | |
| 腋芽 | axillary bud; bud growing from axil of plant | |
| 肘腋 | lit. armpit; elbow and armpit; fig. right up close (to a disaster); in one's backyard; on … |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 夜 — compare how they read.