Chinese symbol for “belly”
肚子
dù zi
belly; abdomen; stomach; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for belly is 肚子 (dù zi), defined as: belly; abdomen; stomach; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “belly”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 肚子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心知肚明 | xīn zhī dù míng | to be well aware |
| 肚皮 | dù pí | belly |
| 拉肚子 | lā dù zi | (coll.) to have diarrhea |
| 肚脐 (肚臍) | dù qí | navel |
| 大肚子 | dà dù zi | pregnant; potbelly |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “belly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.