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肘

zhǒu

elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load

📷 Pictographic: A arm carrying an object 寸 at the side of the body ⺼
HSK 7 strokes Uncommon (30%)
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Component Breakdown

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⺼
meat, flesh; organic compound
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
⿰⺼寸 i

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Component Tree i

⺼
meat, flesh; organic compound
📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉
4 strokes
cùn
寸
inch; small, tiny
💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 肘 (13)

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