懂中文 Dong Chinese

臍

qí

abdominal area of crab

Phonosemantic compound. 月 represents the meaning and 齊 represents the sound.

Components
月 meaning component

月  Meaning component

yuè

  

moon

齊 sound component

齊  Sound component

qí

  

even, uniform

Evolution

臍 Bronze script Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
臍 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
臍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
臍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

脐 (臍) 

qí

abdominal area of crab; navel

Most common words with 臍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

脐

navel

脐带

umbilical cord

肚脐

navel

脐橙

navel orange

肚脐眼

navel