肢
limb
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,039 U+80A2
How 肢 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 支 (phonetic, zhī)
How to remember it
limb · Heisig RSH #1890
flesh + branch
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 支
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 支 (zhī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支 sound component | zhī | to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank) |
| 技 | jì | ability, talent; skill, technique |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse |
| 翅 | chì | wings; fins |
| 枝 | zhī | branches, limbs; to branch off |
| 歧 | qí | to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road |
| 跂 | qí | to creep, to crawl |
| 吱 | zhī | to chirp; to hiss; to squeak |
| 岐 | qí | to diverge, to branch; the name of a mountain |
| 豉 | chǐ | fermented beans |
| 忮 | zhì | stubborn; perverse; aggressive |
| 庋 | guǐ | cupboard, pantry |
| 芰 | jì | water caltrop |
Words containing 肢
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 头脑简单四肢发达 | tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá | all brawn no brains |
| 肢体语言 | zhī tǐ yǔ yán | body language |
| 节肢动物 | jié zhī dòng wù | arthropod |
| 节肢介体病毒 | jié zhī jiè tǐ bìng dú | arbovirus |
| 肢体冲突 | zhī tǐ chōng tū | physical encounter; fight |
| 上肢 | shàng zhī | upper limb (from shoulder to fingertips) |
| 肢体 | zhī tǐ | limb; limbs and trunk; body |
| 四肢支撑式 | sì zhī zhī chēng shì | low plank (yoga pose) |
| 下肢 | xià zhī | lower limb (from hip to toes) |
| 义肢 | yì zhī | artificial limb; prosthesis |
| 后肢 | hòu zhī | hind legs |
| 前肢 | qián zhī | forelimb; foreleg |
| 肢解 | zhī jiě | to dismember; (fig.) to break into parts |
| 四肢 | sì zhī | the four limbs of the body |
| 断肢 | duàn zhī | severed limb |
| 假肢 | jiǎ zhī | artificial limb; prosthetic limb |
| 夹肢窝 | gā zhi wō | variant of 胳肢窩|胳肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1] |
| 腰肢 | yāo zhī | waist |
| 残肢 | cán zhī | stump (of a limb); severed limb |
| 触肢 | chù zhī | pedipalp |