腰

腰
ya̅o = y + ao1
waist / lower back / pocket / middle / loins
腰 = 月 + 要 : Maud Younger (y) is teaching the moon (月) how to dance in front of the aorta (ao1). She tells him again and again that he absolutely has to (要) use his hips (腰) more, as it is very important (要).

腰 character breakdown

月
yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.
要
ya̅o = y + ao1
to demand / to request / to coerce
要
yào = y + ao4
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
要 = 女 + 覀 : Bessie Coleman shows Maud Younger how to use a knuckle duster in the aorta's bathroom. She says it's very important and that Maud will have to get one herself.
要
ya̅o = y + ao1
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
要
yào = y + ao4
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important

Characters with 腰 as component

腰 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 腰

弯
彎
腰
腰
to stoop
掏
腰
包
to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill
懒
懶
腰
腰
a stretch (of one's body)
山
腰
halfway up a mountain
山
腰
halfway up a mountain / lit. waist of mountain
后
後
腰
腰
lower back / (sports) defensive midfielder
扭
腰
to sway one's hips / to twist one's waist
拔
根
汗
毛
比
腰
粗
lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom) / fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B / (used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗[A ba2 gen1 han4 mao2 bi3 B de5 yao1 cu1])
挺
腰
to straighten one's back / to arch one's back
弓
腰
to bow / to bend at the waist
弯
彎
腰
腰
驼
駝
背
背
slouch / stoop / poor posture

Sentences with 腰

腰 currently does not appear in any sentence.