腹 (fù): abdomen, stomach, belly
腹 (fù) is a Chinese character meaning “abdomen.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 复 (phonetic). It ranks #1578 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 腹 flesh. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- abdomen
- stomach
- belly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腹部noun | fù bù | abdomen |
| 剖腹产verb | pōu fù chǎn | cesarean birth |
| 腹肌noun | fù jī | abdominal muscle |
| 腹泻verb | fù xiè | diarrhea |
| 腹腔noun | fù qiāng | abdominal cavity |
| 腹股沟noun | fù gǔ gōu | groin (anatomy) |
| 腹痛noun | fù tòng | bellyache |
| 心腹noun | xīn fù | trusted aide |
| 小腹noun | xiǎo fù | underbelly |
| 满腹noun | mǎn fù | filled with |
| 剖腹verb | pōu fù | to cut open the abdomen |
| 收腹verb | shōu fù | to draw in one's belly |
| 捧腹大笑phrase | pěng fù dà xiào | (idiom) to split one's sides laughing |
| 腹地noun | fù dì | hinterland |
| 空腹verb | kōng fù | an empty stomach |
腹 appears in 100 compound words: 27 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 53 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 腹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
lit. belly full of complaints (idiom); discontent; always moaning and complaining
lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom); fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
lit. belly full of complaints (idiom); discontent; always moaning and complaining
lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom); fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 腹.
Example Sentences
腹字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
fù zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The character for "abdomen" has a very distinctive way of being written, which left a deep impression on me.
避孕药什么时候吃有效?空腹服用紧急药吸收更快效果更好吗
bì yùn yào shén má shí hòu chī yǒu xiào ? kōng fù fú yòng jǐn jí yào xī shōu gēng kuài xiào guǒ gēng hǎo ma
When are birth control pills effective? Is it better to take emergency medicine on an empty stomach for faster absorption and better results?
...见无回声区是怎么回事?宫腔积液排出不畅会腹痛吗
. . . jiàn wú huí shēng qū shì zěn má huí shì ? gōng qiāng jī yè pái chū bù chàng huì fù tòng ma
... What is the anechoic zone about? Will abdominal pain occur if the discharge of uterine effusion is not smooth?
她腹部胀气 原来横结肠有鞭虫
tā fù bù zhàng qì yuán lái héng jié cháng yǒu biān chóng
She had bloating in her abdomen and it turned out that there were whipworms in her transverse colon
馒头妈生了!剖腹产下四宝“怎么那么痛”泪崩...爱女白皙...
mán tóu mā shēng le ! pōu fù chǎn xià sì bǎo zěn má nà má tòng lèi bēng . . . ài nǚ bái 皙 . . .
The steamed bun mother gave birth! Four treasures after giving birth by caesarean section "Why are they so painful" burst into tears... My beloved daughter is fair-skinned...
无糖食品能多吃吗?代糖过量会引起腹泻吗
wú táng shí pǐn néng duō chī ma ? dài táng guò liàng huì yǐn qǐ fù xiè ma
Can you eat more sugar-free food? Can too much sugar substitute cause diarrhea?
乔治击中了他的腹部。
Qiáozhì jīzhòng le tā de fùbù.
George hit him in the stomach.
你尤其不该空腹喝酒。
Nǐ yóuqí bù gāi kōngfù hē jiǔ.
You should especially not drink on an empty stomach.
现在仍然有女生喜欢穿束腹。
Xiànzài réngrán yǒu nǚshēng xǐhuan chuān shùfù.
Currently there are still women who like to wear corsets.
这块龟腹甲的甲桥上有三个字的刻辞。
Zhè kuài guī fù jiǎ de jiǎ qiáo shàng yǒu sān gè zì de kè cí.
There are three words engraved on the bridge of the plastron of this turtle.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
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