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Character Decomposition
肘=⺼+寸
Etymology
A arm carrying an object 寸 at the side of the body ⺼
Meanings
elbow
pork shoulder
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Words with 肘 47 total
to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder掣肘chè zhǒupork shoulder · (coll.) elbow肘子zhǒu zifull arm (method of painting)实肘shí zhǒuelbow手肘shǒu zhǒuto strike with the elbow; to elbow肘击zhǒu jīlit. armpit · elbow and armpit · fig. right up close (to a disaster) · in one's backyard · on one's doorstep肘腋zhǒu yèelbow pad · elbow support护肘hù zhǒuelbow胳膊肘gē bo zhǒulit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) · strapped for cash · unable to make ends meet捉襟见肘zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒuDongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo东坡肘子Dōng pō zhǒu zielbow胳臂肘儿gē bei zhǒu rlit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep · trouble or danger in one's own backyard变生肘腋biàn shēng zhǒu yèlit. the elbow turns outward (idiom) · fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people胳膊肘朝外拐gē bo zhǒu cháo wài guǎi
Idioms with 肘 17 total Chain
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