lē, lèi
ribs
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 力 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 肋
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
rib | ||
rib | ||
rib cartilage | ||
chicken ribs | ||
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) |
Component uses
Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*[r]ˤək | lok | lèi | rib |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 4.4370% of movies
2493rd most common character in movies
3324th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 6 |
Unicode | U+808B |
Shuowen | “肋，脅骨也。从肉，力聲。” |
Sources
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