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肋

lèi

Character

What 肋 means

1. bound formrib
2. Taiwan pr. lè

Words starting with 肋

• 肋骨lèi gǔrib
• 肋木lèi mù(gymnastics) wall bars; stall bars
• 肋眼lèi yǎnrib-eye steak
• 肋间肌lèi jiān jīintercostal muscle

Words containing 肋

• 鸡肋jī lèichicken rib; (fig.) sth of little value yet hard to discard
• 季肋jì lèi(anatomy) the floating ribs
• 软肋ruǎn lèi(anatomy) costal cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; weak link; vulnerability
• 季肋区jì lèi qū(anatomy) hypochondriac region
• 安德肋Ān dé lèiAndrew (Catholic transliteration)
• 两肋插刀liǎng lèi chā dāo(lit.) to take knives in both sides (idiom); (fig.) to go to any lengths for a friend…
• 凯撒肋雅Kǎi sā lèi yǎCaesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)
• 加利肋亚Jiā lì lèi yàGalilee (in biblical Palestine)
• 加里肋亚Jiā lǐ lèi yàGalilee
• 加里肋亚海Jiā lǐ lèi yà HǎiSea of Galilee
• 纳匝肋Nà zā lèiNazareth
• 沅江九肋Yuán jiāng jiǔ lèirare talent; lit. legendary nine-ribbed turtle of Yuan river

Characters built on 月

These share the phonetic component 月 (yuè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from
• 肥féifat; fertile; loose-fitting or large
• 肺fèilung
• 胃wèistomach
• 腓féicalf of leg; decay; protect
• 胚pēiembryo
• 羸léientangled; lean
• 脢méimeat on the back of an animal

Characters that look like 肋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 纺fǎngto spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric
• 肠chángintestines
• 肚dùbelly
• 彷pángused in 彷徨
• 陆lù(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

Sounds the same

Read lèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 类kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble…
• 累tired; weary; to strain
• 泪(bound form) tears; teardrops
• 擂(bound form) platform for a martial art contest; Taiwan pr. léi
• 礧roll stone down hill; stone pile
• 颣flaw; knot
• 酹pour out libation; sprinkle