Chinese symbol for “girth”
腰围
yāo wéi
Traditional: 腰圍
waist measurement; girth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for girth is 腰围 (yāo wéi), defined as: waist measurement; girth.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “girth”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腰围.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腰带 (腰帶) | yāo dài | belt; 条 (tiáo),根 (gēn) |
| 弯腰 (彎腰) | wān yāo | to stoop |
| 撑腰 (撐腰) | chēng yāo | to support; to brace |
| 腰部 | yāo bù | waist; small of the back |
| 腰间 (腰間) | yāo jiān | waist |
| 腰包 | yāo bāo | waist purse (old); (fig.) purse |
| 范围 (範圍) | fàn wéi | range; scope |
| 周围 (周圍) | zhōu wéi | environs; surroundings; periphery |
See also: Japanese symbol for “girth”.
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.