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Chinese symbol for “armband”

臂章
bì zhāng
armband; armlet; shoulder emblem

The closest CC-CEDICT match for armband is 臂章 (bì zhāng), defined as: armband; armlet; shoulder emblem.

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

臂 bì
arm
radical 130 ⾁ · 17 strokes
章 zhāng
chapter, section, writing; seal
radical 180 ⾳ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “armband”

WordPinyinMeaning
袖标 (袖標)xiù biāoarmband; sleeve badge
袖章xiù zhāngarmband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
胳臂箍儿 (胳臂箍兒)gē bei gū rarmband
臂纱 (臂紗)bì shāarmband
袖箍xiù gūarmband

Related words

Other words that share a character with 臂章.

WordPinyinMeaning
手臂shǒu bìarm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
双臂 (雙臂)shuāng bìarms; both arms
臂弯 (臂彎)bì wāncrook of the arm
臂膀bì bǎngarm
上臂shàng bìupper arm
文章wén zhāngarticle; essay
宪章 (憲章)xiàn zhāngcharter
勋章 (勛章)xūn zhāngmedal; decoration

See also: Japanese symbol for “armband”.

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.

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