肢 (zi1 | zhi1) : human limbs; legs of an animal

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肢

zi1

zhi1

[1] [n] human limbs; the four limbs of a person [2] legs of an animal [3] the wings or feet of a bird

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

肢

This word has been viewed 4075 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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四肢 sei3 zi1 si4 zhi1 = arms and legs

前肢 cin4 zi1 qian2 zhi1 = forelimb; foreleg

後肢 hau6 zi1 hou4 zhi1 = hind legs

接肢 zip3 zi1 = graft (as in surgery)

義肢 ji6 zi1 = artificial limb, prosthesis, prostheses

四肢無力 sei3 zi1 mou4 lik6 si4 zhi1 wu2 li4 = tiring arms and legs

肢解 zi1 gaai2 = to dismember (body parts)

第五肢 dai6 ng5 zi1 = the penis (lit., "the fifth limb")

肢體 zi1 tai2 zi1 ti3 = body

肢體語言 zi1 tai2 jyu5 jin4 zhi1 ti3 yu3 yan2 = body language
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Decimal representation of this word: 肢
Unicode code for this character: U+80A2 (off-site link)

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