Chinese symbol for “arm”
手臂
shǒu bì
arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for arm is 手臂 (shǒu bì), defined as: arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “arm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胳膊 | gē bo | arm; 只 (zhī),条 (tiáo),双 (shuāng) |
| 臂 | bì | arm |
| 臂膀 | bì bǎng | arm |
| 胳臂 | gē bei | arm; 条 (tiáo),只 (zhī) |
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 手臂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 手术 (手術) | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 对手 (對手) | duì shǒu | opponent; rival |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 双臂 (雙臂) | shuāng bì | arms; both arms |
| 臂章 | bì zhāng | armband; armlet |
See also: Japanese symbol for “arm”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.