肋 — Chinese character
肋
lē
ribs; chest
- Pinyin
- lē
- Radical
- 130 ⾁ (Meat)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 力
- Formation
- pictophonetic — flesh; meaning component ⺼; sound component 力
- Japanese
- 肋 as a kanji
Common words with 肋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肋骨 | lèi gǔ | rib; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 鸡肋 (雞肋) | jī lèi | chicken rib; (fig.) sth of little value yet hard to discard |
| 软肋 (軟肋) | ruǎn lèi | (anatomy) costal cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; weak link; vulnerability |
| 两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀) | liǎng lèi chā dāo | (lit.) to take knives in both sides (idiom); (fig.) to go to any lengths for a friend; to sacrifice oneself out of loyalty |
| 肋眼 | lèi yǎn | rib-eye steak |
| 肋间肌 (肋間肌) | lèi jiān jī | intercostal muscle |
| 季肋 | jì lèi | (anatomy) the floating ribs |
| 季肋区 (季肋區) | jì lèi qū | (anatomy) hypochondriac region |
| 肋木 | lèi mù | (gymnastics) wall bars; stall bars |
English words written with 肋
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