膊 (bok3 | bo2) : upper arm; shoulder

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膊

bok3

bo2

[1] upper arm
[2] [粵] shoulder

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

膊

This word has been viewed 6763 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Mar 2011 01:16

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胳膊 gaak3 bok3 ge1 bo5 = arm 國

膊頭 bok3 tau4 bo2 tou2 = shoulder 粵

卸膊 se3 bok3 = deny responsibility

轉膊 zyun3 bok3 = to change shoulders when carrying a load

搭膊 daap3 bok3 = waistband outside the jacket used for carrying things

肩膊 gin1 bok3 = shoulder

膊頭骨 bok3 tau4 gwat1 = the shoulder blade 粵

打赤膊 daa2 cek3 bok3 = bare-backed

聳聳膊頭 sung2 sung2 bok3 tau4 = to shrug the shoulders 粵

聳膊頭 sung2 bok3 tau4 = to shrug the shoulders 粵
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 膊
Unicode code for this character: U+818a (off-site link)

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