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Chinese symbol for “waistline”

腰身
yāo shēn
waist; waistline

The closest CC-CEDICT match for waistline is 腰身 (yāo shēn), defined as: waist; waistline.

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

腰 yāo
waist, lower back; middle; pocket
radical 130 ⾁ · 13 strokes
身 shēn
body, torso; person; pregnancy
radical 158 ⾝ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 腰身.

WordPinyinMeaning
腰带 (腰帶)yāo dàibelt; 条 (tiáo),根 (gēn)
弯腰 (彎腰)wān yāoto stoop
撑腰 (撐腰)chēng yāoto support; to brace
腰部yāo bùwaist; small of the back
腰间 (腰間)yāo jiānwaist
腰包yāo bāowaist purse (old); (fig.) purse
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand

See also: Japanese symbol for “waistline”.

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.