gōng

forearm

Components
⺼ meaning component

  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

flesh

厷 sound component

  Sound component

gōnghóng

  

forearm

Evolution

肱 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
肱 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
肱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
肱 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
肱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

gōng

forearm; upper arm; arm

Most common words with 肱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

arm

肱骨

humerus

股肱

trusted aide

曲肱而枕

fig. content with simple things