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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "腹", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "腹", and master the standard way of writing the character "腹".
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腹 [fù]
【Noun】
1. Generally refers to a part of the torso in humans and vertebrates, located between the chest and the pelvis, including the "abdominal wall," "abdominal cavity," and internal organs (commonly referred to as "belly").
例: 腹部 (abdominal region), 腹膜 (peritoneum), 腹水 (ascites), 腹泻 (diarrhea), 腹疾 (abdominal disease), 心腹 (a very close person), 腹稿 (secret thoughts), 腹诽 (to think negatively but not express it).
2. Metaphorically refers to the front, interior, or central part of a region.
例: 腹地 (interior area), 腹背受敌 (to be attacked from both sides).
3. Thick.
例: “(冬季之月)冰方盛,水泽腹坚,命取冰。” (In winter, the ice becomes thick and firm.)
4. To embrace.
例: “出入腹我。” (To embrace me when entering or leaving.)
【Adjective】
- Thick.
例: 腹坚 (the ice is thick and solid).
【Verb】
1. To embrace.
例: “先妣出入操作必腹之。” (The deceased mother must have embraced her when entering and leaving.)
2. To contain.
例: “巴蛇腹象,足觌厥大。” (The giant snake contains great power.)
引:
1. 《说文》: 腹, thick. According to this, the area around the navel.
2. 《易·说卦传》: Kun represents the belly.
3. 《易·明夷》: Entering the left belly.
4. 《素问·评热病论》: The belly is the resting place of the ultimate yang.
5. 《释名》: The area below the navel is called the water belly.
6. 晁错《论贵粟疏》: The belly starves without food.
例:
- 腹痛 (belly ache)
- 腹肠 (belly and intestines)
- 腹围 (waist circumference)
- 腹如垂瓠 (describing a loose and unattractive belly)
- 腹便便 (describing a plump belly)
to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence / to trust completely / to confide in sb with entire sincerity