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Chinese symbol for “biceps”

臑
nào
biceps (in Chinese medicine); (arch.) forelimbs of livestock animal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for biceps is 臑 (nào), defined as: biceps (in Chinese medicine); (arch.) forelimbs of livestock animal.

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

臑
臑 nào
soft
radical 130 ⾁ · 18 strokes

Other Chinese words for “biceps”

WordPinyinMeaning
肱二头肌 (肱二頭肌)gōng èr tóu jībicipital muscle; biceps

See also: Japanese symbol for “biceps”.

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.