漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
肢: limb, arms & legs
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
月 carries the meaning · 支 gives the sound
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
シshi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 選択肢せんたくしchoices; alternatives; options
- 肢体したいlimbs; arms and legs; body
- 四肢ししthe (four) limbs; arms and legs
- 下肢かしlower limbs; legs
- 肢体不自由児したいふじゆうじphysically disabled child
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side肢 limb · 支
vs服 clothing · 𠬝In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhī
Same form: 肢 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 肢 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 肢 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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