Memory phrase for the Kanji: 肘


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Meaning elbow, pork shoulder

Pronunciation

zhǒu

Explanation

Left: body part /, right: skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
The body part, which a 'skillful hand' needs: The elbow.

Radicals

meatand body parts
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
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 Vocabulary

 胳臂肘儿  gē bei zhǒur  elbow
 变生肘腋  biàn shēng zhǒu yè  lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep; trouble or danger in one's own backyard
 胳膊肘朝外拐  gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi  the elbow turns the wrong way; to favor an outsider instead of someone on one's own side (idiom)
 胳膊肘朝外拐  gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi  

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