臍
- navel, belly button;
Etymology
It is a phono-semantic compound, composed of:
肉 (⺼, “flesh”) as the semantic element;
齊 (je, “aligned, even”) as the phonetic element.
Together they denote the fleshy center of the body, the navel.
Usage in Korean
In modern Korean, 제 (臍) appears mostly in medical, anatomical, or literary contexts:
배꼽 (臍) – navel
제혈 (臍血) – umbilical cord blood
제대 (臍帶) – umbilical cord
제부 (臍部) – umbilical region (medical term)
臍
배꼽
제
baekkop
je
Kangxi radical:130, 肉 + 14
Strokes:18
Unicode:U+81CD
Cangjie input:
- 月卜難 (BYX)
Composition:
- ⿰ ⺼ 齊