肋 Stroke Order — How to Write 肋

Stroke Order

肋 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

肋 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼力

肋 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 力 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 2 more strokes

肋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

lèi
lē

Meanings of 肋 in Chinese

lèi肋

The sides of the chest; a rib or flank.

他不小心摔了一跤，感觉自己的肋骨有点疼。

He accidentally fell and felt some pain in his ribs.

Rib-like; referring to the bars of stall bars or wall bars for exercise.

在体育课上，我们用肋木做引体向上。

In physical education class, we do pull-ups using the stall bars.

lē肋

Describes clothes that are loose-fitting and untidy, giving a sloppy appearance.

他的衣服总是肋脦的，看起来不太精神。

His clothes are always baggy and untidy, making him look a bit spiritless.

Common Words and Phrases with 肋

lē肋te脦

Slovenly, untidy, or slipshod, often used to describe clothes.

他平时很爱干净，但今天不知怎么穿得有点肋脦。

He usually likes to be neat, but today for some reason, he's dressed a bit sloppily.

lèi肋gǔ骨

A rib is one of a series of paired bony or cartilaginous structures forming the side walls of the chest, protecting internal organs, and usually connected to the spine.