懂中文 Dong Chinese

肢

zhī

human limbs

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 支 represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

⺼  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

支 sound component

支  Sound component

zhī

  

support, hold up

Evolution

肢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
肢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
肢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

肢  

zhī

human limbs; animal feet; limb

Most common words with 肢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

肢体

limb

四肢

the four limbs of the body

下肢

lower limbs

肢

limb

肢解

to dismember