Origin

The character 肢 combines a flesh or body radical on the left—shown as 月, which in character components represents the body—with 支 on the right, which serves as a sound hint for the pronunciation. The left component establishes that this character concerns something physical and bodily, while the right component doesn't contribute to the meaning but tells you roughly how to pronounce it. Together, they create a character meaning limbs or extremities, the arms and legs that extend from the body.