Originally written similar to 九, which depicts an elbow. Later the ⺼ (meat, flesh) component was added.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | trjuwX | t-[k]<r>uʔ | elbow |
說文解字
《說文》：“肘，臂節也。从肉，从寸。寸，手寸口也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)