腋 Stroke Order

腋 [yè] 名词 本义: 胳肢窝 1. Axilla, the part where the upper limb connects to the shoulder, which is indented inward. - 例: 腋窝 (armpit), 腋下 (underarm), 集腋成裘 (gathering armpits to make a fur coat). 2. Other similar parts in biological organisms. - 例: 腋芽 (axillary bud). 同本义 ([En.] axilla; armpit) 引: 1. 《广雅》: 胳谓之腋 (the axilla is referred to as "腋"). 2. 《文选·卢谌答魏子悌诗》: 珍裘非一腋 (the precious fur is not just one armpit). 注引《埤苍》: "腋在肘后" (armpit is behind the elbow). 3. 《庄子》: 赴水则接腋持颐，蹶泥则没足灭跗 (when headed to the water, hold the armpits and chin; when stepping in the mud, the feet sink). 例: - 腋毛 (armpit hair) - 腋翅 (wing under the armpit, implying flying) - 腋臊 (body odor, particularly axillary odor, like fox smell) 2. The part of the wings or forelegs of birds and animals that connects to the chest ([En.] axilla) 3. Axil, the typical upper angle or branching point between a branch or leaf and the axis from which it grows ([En.] axil). - 例: 叶腋 (leaf axil), 腋芽 (axillary bud). *Note: The interpretation is referenced from a traditional dictionary explanation. (一) The reading of it.