zhǒu = zh + ou3
elbow / pork shoulder
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How to pronounce 肘

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou3 final

In the outhouse’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

肘 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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Characters with 肘 as component

肘 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 肘

pork shoulder / (coll.) elbow

Sentences with 肘

肘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhǒu

elbow / pork shoulder

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