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CHINESE CHARACTER

肘 (zhǒu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zhǒu
elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load
HSK —7 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

⺼ is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 肘.

Visible components

肘 is decomposed as ⿰⺼寸.

STROKES · 7

Write 肘 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 肘 (zhǒu) mean in Chinese?

elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load

How do you write 肘 in stroke order?

肘 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 肘?

⺼ is the radical in 肘. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 肘?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.