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腰 = 月 + 要

腰 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “waist”. It is built from 月 (moon) and 要 (necessary).

Keyword
waist
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yāo
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
талия
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
腰 loins

Decomposition

ids

  1. 月 moon
  2. 要 necessary

How to find 腰 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “moon” + “necessary”. 腰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 腰 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.