肩
jiān · HSK 5
shoulder
💪 肩 = 户 (door) on top of 月 (flesh/body part) — the body-part hung at the door-hinge
The radical 月 marks body parts (肝 liver, 腰 waist, 腿 leg). On top sits 户, a door — and the shoulder is the hinge where the arm swings from the torso, like a door swinging on its frame.
肩 — 户 (door) on top + 月 (flesh/meat) below
肩 means 'shoulder.' The bottom 月 is the flesh radical, marking it as a body part. The top originally depicted the rounded shape of a shoulder joint, later standardized as 户. Together they show a fleshy, hinged body part — the shoulder.