腹 (fù) — abdomen, belly
Definition
Literary/medical term for the abdomen. Use 肚子 in everyday speech and 胃 only for the stomach organ.
noun
abdomenbelly
Measure word · 个
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de fù bù.The doctor carefully examined his abdomen.
- 。Zhè ge dòng zuò kě yǐ duàn liàn fù bù jī ròu.This exercise can work the abdominal muscles.
- 。Tā yīn fù bù bú shì qù le yī yuàn.She went to the hospital because of abdominal discomfort.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The left part 肉, meaning flesh, shows this is a body part, and the right part 复 gives the sound.
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