肘(zhǒu)

7 strokes

elbow

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǒu
Meaning
elbow; pork shoulder
Strokes
7
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 肘 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿰⺼寸

A arm carrying an object 寸 at the side of the body ⺼

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

⺼寸cùn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 肘 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 肘

Common words using 肘 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shí实zhǒu肘

full arm (method of painting)

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shǒu手zhǒu肘

elbow

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chè掣zhǒu肘

to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder

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zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

Open 捉襟见肘 page →
zhǒu肘zǐ子

pork shoulder

Open 肘子 page →
gē胳bo膊zhǒu肘

elbow

Open 胳膊肘 page →
biàn变shēng生zhǒu肘yè腋

lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

Open 变生肘腋 page →

Related characters

From 肘’s common words

实手掣捉襟见子胳

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