肘

zhǒu

Radical: ⺼ pictographic

Components & Etymology

肘 decomposes into the following components:

⺼ 寸

Words containing 肘

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 肘.

实肘
shí zhǒu
full arm (method of painting)
手肘
shǒu zhǒu
elbow
护肘
hù zhǒu
掣肘
chè zhǒu
肘击
zhǒu jī
肘子
zhǒu zi
肘腋
zhǒu yè
lit. armpit
胳膊肘
gē bo zhǒu
elbow
东坡肘子
dōng pō zhǒu zi
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
变生肘腋
biàn shēng zhǒu yè
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom)
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
胳膊肘子
gē bo zhǒu zi
see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3]

Related characters (radical ⺼)

Characters that share the radical ⺼.

⺼ 冑 朊 肉 肋 肌 肓 肖 肙 肚 肛 肜 肝 肟 肠 股 肢 肤 肥 肩 肪 肫 肭 肮

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