肢 zhī limbs
How to remember 肢: 月 meat + 支 branch = limbs. After a long day at the butcher's cutting meat, Sam lies under a tree branch and stretches all four limbs.
Component breakdown
肢 = 月 meat + 支 branch
- 月 meat
- 支 branch
After a long day at the butcher's cutting meat, Sam lies under a tree branch and stretches all four limbs.
How it is used
- "Limb" - 四肢 (sìzhī) the four limbs, 肢体 (zhītǐ) limbs/body, 上肢/下肢 (shàngzhī/xiàzhī) upper/lower limbs, 假肢 (jiǎzhī) prosthetic limb.
- Anatomical/medical register; for everyday "arm/leg" you'd say 胳膊 (gēbo) / 腿 (tuǐ).