肚脐眼

肚臍眼
dùqíyǎn
noun #31,235

Meanings

  1. 1 navel
  2. 2 belly button

Examples

HSK 6
Xiǎoháizi zuì xǐhuan lù dùqíyǎn.
Little kids love showing off their belly buttons.
HSK 7-9
Tā de dùqíyǎn yǒudiǎn āo jìnqù.
His belly button is a bit indented.

Tips

register
Colloquial and a bit playful, what kids would say. The plain medical/neutral form is 肚脐 (dùqí) without ; the suffix ('hole, eye') makes it more visual and conversational. In Beijing speech you'll often hear it with -er: 肚脐眼儿 (dùqíyǎnr).
memory
Compound logic: (belly) + (navel/umbilicus) + (hole), 'the hole at the belly's navel.' Each piece carries meaning, so the word is fully transparent once you know the parts.

Stroke Order

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