Chinese symbol for “waist”
腰部
yāo bù
waist; small of the back
The closest CC-CEDICT match for waist is 腰部 (yāo bù), defined as: waist; small of the back.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “waist”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腰间 (腰間) | yāo jiān | waist |
| 腰身 | yāo shēn | waist; waistline |
| 腰肢 | yāo zhī | waist |
| 腰际 (腰際) | yāo jì | waist; hips |
| 腰杆子 (腰桿子) | yāo gǎn zi | waist; small of the back |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 腰部.
| 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 |
| 腰间 (腰間) | yāo jiān | waist |
| 腰包 | yāo bāo | waist purse (old); (fig.) purse |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 部门 (部門) | bù mén | department; branch |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |
See also: Japanese symbol for “waist”.
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.