肘
elbow; pork shoulder
7 strokes
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How 肘 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A arm carrying an object 寸 at the side of the body ⺼
How to remember it
elbow · Heisig RSH #1543
flesh + glue
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 肘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东坡肘子 | Dōng pō zhǒu zi | Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty … |
| 肘子 | zhǒu zi | pork shoulder; (coll.) elbow |
| 手肘 | shǒu zhǒu | elbow |
| 实肘 | shí zhǒu | full arm (method of painting) |
| 变生肘腋 | biàn shēng zhǒu yè | lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep; trouble o… |
| 肘击 | zhǒu jī | to strike with the elbow; to elbow |
| 护肘 | hù zhǒu | elbow pad; elbow support |
| 胳膊肘朝外拐 | gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi | lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom); fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own pe… |
| 胳臂肘儿 | gē bei zhǒu r | elbow |
| 胳膊肘往外拐 | gē bo zhǒu wǎng wài guǎi | see 胳膊肘朝外拐[ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3] |
| 捉襟见肘 | zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu | lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom); strapped for cash; unable to make e… |
| 胳膊肘子 | gē bo zhǒu zi | see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3] |
| 胳膊肘 | gē bo zhǒu | elbow |
| 肘腋 | zhǒu yè | lit. armpit; elbow and armpit; fig. right up close (to a disaster); in one's backyard; on … |
| 掣肘 | chè zhǒu | to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder |