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肘
zhǒu
1. elbow
2. pork shoulder
Common • Top 14% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

肘
zhǒu
elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load
7 丶

Compound Words (12)

实肘
shízhǒu
full arm (method of painting)
手肘
shǒuzhǒu
elbow
掣肘
chèzhǒu
(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
肘腋
zhǒuyè
lit. armpit
护肘
hùzhǒu
elbow pad
胳膊肘
gēbozhǒu
elbow
捉襟见肘
zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
东坡肘子
Dōngpōzhǒuzi
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo [[蘇東坡|苏东坡]]
胳膊肘子
gēbozhǒuzi
see [[胳膊肘<gēbozhǒu>]]
胳臂肘儿
gēbeizhǒur
elbow
变生肘腋
biànshēngzhǒuyè
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
胳膊肘朝外拐
gēbozhǒucháowàiguǎi
the elbow turns the wrong way

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,009
Word Frequency Rank
11,451 of 84,292

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