肚

dǔ, dù
土 + 月

Definitions

dù (noun) belly; stomach
dǔ (noun) tripe

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 土 represents the sound.

Semantic: ⺼ Phonetic: 土

About

肚 is a phono-semantic compound: the flesh radical ⺼ (月) on the left indicates a body part, while the component 土 (tǔ) on the right gives the sound. Its primary meaning is the belly, abdomen, or stomach, the central digestive cavity of humans and animals. The character has a variant pronunciation, dǔ, used in common speech and culinary contexts to refer to edible tripe or stomach lining. Figuratively, the belly can also represent one's inner thoughts, concealed intentions, or tolerance.

Example Sentences Hide

我的肚子饿了。

Wǒ de dùzi è le.

My stomach is hungry.

宝宝的小肚子圆圆的。

Bǎobao de xiǎo dùzi yuányuán de.

The baby's little belly is round.

他肚子疼去看医生。

Tā dùzi téng qù kàn yīshēng.

He has a stomachache and goes to see a doctor.

妈妈买了猪肚做汤。

Māma mǎi le zhūdǔ zuò tāng.

Mom bought pig's stomach to make soup.

运动后他的肚子咕咕叫。

Yùndòng hòu tā de dùzi gūgū jiào.

After exercise, his stomach growls.

虽然肚子很饱，但他还想吃。

Suīrán dùzi hěn bǎo, dàn tā hái xiǎng chī.

Although his stomach is full, he still wants to eat.

她笑着摸了摸自己的肚子。

Tā xiào zhe mō le mō zìjǐ de dùzi.

She smiled and touched her own belly.

因为吃了不干净的东西，他的肚子不舒服了一整天。

Yīnwèi chī le bù gānjìng de dōngxi, tā de dùzi bù shūfu le yī zhěng tiān.

Because he ate something unclean, his stomach was uncomfortable all day.

Related Characters

Component: 土

在 地 去 主 走 场 至 社 基 王 城 增 型 境

Component: 月

有 明 月 期 望 服 青 朝 育 脸 股 脑 胜 背

Example Words

肚子 下肚 拉肚子 肚子痛 肚皮 啤酒肚 大肚子 小肚鸡肠 心知肚明 搜肠刮肚 毛肚 泻肚 爆肚 爆肚儿 牛肚 牵肠挂肚 肚儿 肚兜 肚痛 肚皮舞 肚腩 肚腹 肚脐 肚脐眼