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肘 = 月 + 寸

肘 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “the elbow”. It is built from 月 (moon) and 寸 (inch).

Keyword
the elbow
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zhǒu
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
локоть
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
肘 elbow

Decomposition

ids

  1. 月 moon
  2. 寸 inch

How to find 肘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “moon” + “inch”. 肘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 肘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.