stomach

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of .

复 sound component

  Sound component

  

return

Evolution

腹 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
腹 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
腹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
腹 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
腹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

stomach, belly, abdomen; inside; abdomen; stomach; belly

Most common words with 腹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

abdomen

腹部

abdomen

腹泻

diarrhea

腹腔

abdominal cavity

腹痛

bellyache