Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 肘


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Meaning

elbow

Pronunciation


hiji

Explanation

Left: body part /, right: skillful hand

Mnemonic

The body part at which the 'skillful hand' is: The elbow.

Radicals

body part, meat(This radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.)
skillful hand(Image of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".)
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Vocabulary

ひじ (uk) elbow

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