Keyword
arm
- Frequency
- #2189
- Strokes
- 17
Readings
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Mnemonic
⺼ (flesh) gives the meaning and 辟 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
手臂
arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper
臂
arm
双臂
arms; both arms; two arms
臂章
armband; armlet; shoulder emblem
臂弯
crook of the arm
臂膀
arm
上臂
upper arm
失之交臂
to miss narrowly; to let a great opportunity slip
前臂
forearm
悬臂
cantilever
臂力
arm strength
长臂猿
gibbon; Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)
旋臂
spiral arm
独臂
one-armed
胳臂
arm; also pr. gēbì
左膀右臂
(idiom) trusted assistant; key aide
摇臂
rocker arm
三头六臂
(lit.) (having) three heads and six arms (idiom); (fig.) superhuman abilities; exceptional capability
力臂
lever arm (i.e. perpendicular distance from the fulcrum to the line of force)
螳臂当车
(lit.) a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
膀臂
upper arm; arm; reliable helper; right-hand man
臂展
arm span
重臂
actuator (arm of a lever); lever; actuating arm
振臂一呼
(idiom) to issue a call for action; to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call