臂 — Chinese character
臂
bì
arm
- Pinyin
- bì
- Radical
- 130 ⾁ (Meat)
- Strokes
- 17
- Components
- 辟
- Formation
- pictophonetic — flesh; meaning component ⺼; sound component 辟
- Japanese
- 臂 as a kanji
Common words with 臂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手臂 | shǒu bì | arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper |
| 双臂 (雙臂) | shuāng bì | arms; both arms |
| 臂章 | bì zhāng | armband; armlet |
| 臂弯 (臂彎) | bì wān | crook of the arm |
| 臂膀 | bì bǎng | arm |
| 上臂 | shàng bì | upper arm |
| 失之交臂 | shī zhī jiāo bì | to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip |
| 前臂 | qián bì | forearm |
| 悬臂 (懸臂) | xuán bì | cantilever |
| 臂力 | bì lì | arm strength |
| 长臂猿 (長臂猿) | cháng bì yuán | gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family) |
| 旋臂 | xuán bì | spiral arm |
English words written with 臂
臂 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 13
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Mencius 6B.1
- Mencius 7A.39
- Mencius 7B.23
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
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