腹

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abdomen; stomach; belly

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ meaning “flesh” + 复 sound ( fù )

Components ⺼复

abdomen · Heisig RSH #473

体 body + double back

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
空腹高心	kōng fù gāo xīn	ambitious despite a lack of talent (idiom)
以小人之心，度君子之腹	yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù	to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
红腹山雀	hóng fù shān què	(bird species of China) Père David's tit; rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi)
黄腹山雀	huáng fù shān què	(bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)
大腹皮	dà fù pí	husk of betel nut 檳榔\|槟榔[bing1 lang5]
三角腹带	sān jiǎo fù dài	athletic supporter
食不果腹	shí bù guǒ fù	lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom); fig. poverty-stricken
腹水	fù shuǐ	(medicine) ascites; ascitic fluid; hydroperitoneum
心腹	xīn fù	trusted aide; confidant
腹地	fù dì	hinterland; interior; outback
小腹	xiǎo fù	underbelly; lower abdomen
黑腹沙鸡	hēi fù shā jī	(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
下腹部	xià fù bù	lower abdomen
精神满腹	jīng shén mǎn fù	full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced
口腹	kǒu fù	(fig.) food
腹语师	fù yǔ shī	ventriloquist
腹语	fù yǔ	ventriloquism
空腹	kōng fù	an empty stomach
亚欧大陆腹地	Yà ōu dà lù fù dì	Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)
腹语术	fù yǔ shù	ventriloquism

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
复 sound part	fù	again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return
馥	fù	scent, fragrance, aroma
蝮	fù	viper, venomous snake
鳆	fù	abalone