肘
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Originally written similar to 九, which depicts an elbow. Later the ⺼ (meat, flesh) component was added.
Components
寸 Iconic component
cùn Chinese inch
inch
Originally depicted a bent arm, similar to 九. Later reanalyzed as 寸, which depicts a hand.
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Historical Evolution
肘
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
肘
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
肘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
肘
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
肘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
肘 [zhǒu]
elbow; pork shoulder
Japanese
elbow
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (19)
手肘 [shǒuzhǒu] #14,570
elbow
捉襟见肘 [zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu] #43,583
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
捉襟见肘 [zhuōjīnjiànzhǒu] #43,583
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
胳膊肘 [gēbozhǒu] #19,726
elbow
掣肘 [chèzhǒu] #35,813
(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
肘腋 [zhǒuyè] #65,252
lit. armpit
变生肘腋 [biànshēngzhǒuyè] #66,407
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
变生肘腋 [biànshēngzhǒuyè] #66,407
lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
胳膊肘朝外拐 [gēbozhǒucháowàiguǎi] #73,523
the elbow turns the wrong way
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
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JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 肘 [ひじ] #4,661
elbow
肘掛け [ひじかけ] #31,084
armrest (of a chair)
両肘 [りょうひじ] #31,609
both elbows
肘打ち [ひじうち] #41,870
elbow strike (karate)
右ひじ [みぎひじ] #45,050
right elbow
肩肘張る [かたひじはる] #47,561
to put on a bold front
肘鉄 [ひじてつ] #47,938
elbowing (someone)
片肘 [かたひじ] #48,638
one elbow
掣肘 [せいちゅう] #61,225
restraint
肘掛け椅子 [ひじかけいす] #68,279
armchair
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