悬肘
xuán​zhǒu

to raise the elbow

  • created reference approved 悬肘/懸肘 → 悬腕/懸腕 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悬肘 / 懸肘 xuán​zhǒu

    悬腕 / 懸腕 xuán​wàn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 悬肘/懸肘 · xuán​zhǒu · to raise the elbow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    悬肘 / 懸肘

    xuán​zhǒu

    to raise the elbow

    To keep the wrist and elbow raised off the table while writing calligraphy to allow for greater flexibility; mainly used for large characters or cursive styles.

    悬, 肘

    悬 (literal) → 悬/懸 · xuán · to hang 肘 (literal) → 肘 · zhǒu · elbow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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