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Kanji Detail for 肘 - "elbow, to restrain"
肘
- Meaning
肘 means "elbow, to restrain."
Elbow - The joint of the arm; the area around this joint.
To restrain - To hold back (as in "seizing one's elbow").
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
elbow; arm
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
the elbow; help a person shoulder a load
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
elbow; pork shoulder
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
elbow, shoulder; to help someone carry a load
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The bend in the middle of the arm. Its outer side is called 肘 (elbow). Hindering the progress of affairs is called 掣肘 (pulling the elbow). Meaning pulling the arm to prevent movement.
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