Memory phrase for the character: 肢

肢

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Meaning

limb

Pronunciation

zhī

Explanation

 Left: body part 月/肉, right: twig / branch 支 (hand 又 that holds a twig 十)

Mnemonic
 
The body's "branches" are the limbs.

Radicals

肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
支 branchThe bottom shows one of the variants of “hand 又”, which holds a branch or twig 十.




 Vocabulary

四肢 sì zhī  the four limbs of the body
后肢 hòu zhī  hind legs
前肢 qián zhī  forelimb; foreleg
前肢 qián zhī  

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