脐

臍

qí

noun #22,297

Measure Word

一个肚脐 gè

Meanings

1 navel
2 umbilicus
3 belly flap of a crab

Characters

navel; umbilicus

Examples

婴儿出生后要剪断脐带。

Yīng'ér chūshēng hòu yào jiǎnduàn qídài.

The umbilical cord needs to be cut after a baby is born.

螃蟹的脐可以用来区分雌雄。

Pángxiè de qí kěyǐ yòngláI qūfēn cíxióng.

The belly flap of a crab can be used to distinguish males from females.

Tips

usage

脐 is a bound form mostly seen in compound words like 肚脐 (navel) and 脐带 (umbilical cord). On its own it rarely appears in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

脐 qí