Chinese symbol for “forearm”
前臂
qián bì
forearm
The closest CC-CEDICT match for forearm is 前臂 (qián bì), defined as: forearm.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 前臂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before; prior to |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly |
| 前往 | qián wǎng | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; facing |
| 当前 (當前) | dāng qián | the present time; to be faced with |
| 手臂 | shǒu bì | arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper |
| 双臂 (雙臂) | shuāng bì | arms; both arms |
See also: Japanese symbol for “forearm”.
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.