The story of 肩

shoulder

肩 is composed of the picture a shoulder and the BuShou of 肉(meat). The origin of 肩 is only the picture of a shoulder, the BuShou of 肉 is added in order to avoid any confusion with another HanZi 戶.

Vocabulary of 肩

  • 肩負 (to shoulder)
  • 並肩 (shoulder to shoulder)

Classification

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