懂中文 Dong Chinese

肋

lē, lèi

ribs

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

Components
⺼ meaning component

⺼  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

力 sound component

力  Sound component

lì

  

power

Evolution

肋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
肋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

肋  

lē

ribs; chest

肋  

lèi

rib; Taiwan pr. [lè]

Most common words with 肋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

肋骨

rib

肋

rib

软肋

rib cartilage

鸡肋

chicken ribs

两肋插刀

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

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