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  bei3   jyutping
  bei4 bi4 {bei5} | bei5 {bei4 bi   pinyin
the arms (human being, tools, machine, etc.)


Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
Radical: (#130)

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

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  sau2 bei3  shou3 bi4 = arm
detail  bei3 zoeng1  bi4 zhang1 = armband, armlet, shoulder emblem
detail  coeng4 bei3 jyun4  chang2 bi4 yuan2 = gibbon; [粵]: a turntable ladder on a fire engine (lit., "long armed ape")
detail  jat1 bei3 zi1 lik6  yi1 bi4 zhi1 li4 = (lend) a helping hand
detail  cin4 bei3   = forearm
detail  bei3 lik6  bi4 li4 = muscle (lit., "arm strength")
detail  cung5 bei3  zhong4 bi4 = an actuating arm (a lifting arm on a piece of heavy machinery)
detail  dung6 bei3 seon3 hou6 gei1   = a semaphore
detail  tong4 bei3 dong2 ce1  tang2 bi4 dang1 che1 = overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force
detail  geng3 bei3  jing4 bi4 = arm (on a microscope)
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