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肋
lèi
1. rib
2. Taiwan pr. <lè>
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

肋
lē
ribs; chest
6 丶

Compound Words (15)

季肋
jìlèi
hypochondrium (anatomy)
穹肋
qiónglèi
a rib of an arch
肋骨
lèigǔ
rib
脊肋
jǐlèi
ribcage
软肋
ruǎnlèi
rib cartilage
鸡肋
jīlèi
chicken ribs
安德肋
Āndélèi
Andrew (Catholic transliteration)
纳匝肋
Nàzālèi
Nazareth
肋间肌
lèijiànjī
intercostal muscle (between ribs)
两肋插刀
liǎnglèichādāo
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
凯撒肋雅
Kǎisālèiyǎ
Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)
加利肋亚
Jiālìlèiyà
Galilee (in biblical Palestine)
加里肋亚
Jiālǐlèiyà
Galilee
沅江九肋
Yuánjiāngjiǔlèi
rare talent
加里肋亚海
JiālǐlèiyàHǎi
Sea of Galilee

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Character Frequency Rank
3,323
Word Frequency Rank
9,294 of 84,292

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