肘

zhǒu = zh + ou3

elbow / pork shoulder

肘 character breakdown

肘
- 寸
  - 一
  - 丶
  - 亅
- 月
  - 二
    - 一
  - ⺆
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

yuè = yu + e4

moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

月 = ⺆ + 二 : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

Characters with 肘 as component

肘 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 肘

elbow

pork shoulder / (coll.) elbow

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet

see 胳膊肘[ge1 bo5 zhou3]

see 胳膊肘朝外拐[ge1 bo5 zhou3 chao2 wai4 guai3]

lit. the elbow turns outward (idiom) / fig. to side with outsiders rather than one's own people

r

elbow

full arm (method of painting)

Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡

lit. armpit / elbow and armpit / fig. right up close (to a disaster) / in one's backyard / on one's doorstep

Sentences with 肘

肘 currently does not appear in any sentence.