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肚 dù belly

belly; abdomen

How to remember 肚: 月 meat + 土 earth = belly. After eating all the grilled meat at the farm, the boy lies on the warm earth and rubs his full belly.

  • 1,800. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 7 strokes
  • Radical 肉

Component breakdown

肚 = 月 meat + 土 earth

  • 月 meat
  • 土 earth
The Gushi story

After eating all the grilled meat at the farm, the boy lies on the warm earth and rubs his full belly.

How it is used

  • The belly/abdomen - 肚子 (dùzi) belly/stomach: 肚子疼 (dùzi téng) stomachache, 肚子饿 (dùzi è) hungry.
  • 肚子 (dùzi) is the everyday external "tummy"; 胃 (wèi) is the internal organ, the stomach proper.
  • So "I'm hungry" is 肚子饿, but "my stomach (organ) hurts" from illness is often 胃疼 (wèi téng).

Words with 肚

Example sentences

  • 他肚子痛。 Tā dùzi tòng.He has a stomachache.