臂 (bei3 | bi4 ) : arm

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臂

bei3

bi4

arm; arm-like part of machine

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

臂

This word has been viewed 7358 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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手臂 sau2 bei3 shou3 bi4 = arm

臂章 bei3 zoeng1 bi4 zhang1 = armband, armlet, shoulder emblem

長臂猿 coeng4 bei3 jyun4 chang2 bi4 yuan2 = gibbon; [粵]: a turntable ladder on a fire engine (lit., "long armed ape")

一臂之力 jat1 bei3 zi1 lik6 yi1 bi4 zhi1 li4 = (lend) a helping hand

前臂 cin4 bei3 = forearm

臂力 bei3 lik6 bi4 li4 = muscle (lit., "arm strength")

重臂 cung5 bei3 zhong4 bi4 = an actuating arm (a lifting arm on a piece of heavy machinery)

動臂信號機 dung6 bei3 seon3 hou6 gei1 = a semaphore

螳臂擋車 tong4 bei3 dong2 ce1 tang2 bi4 dang1 che1 = overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force

胳臂 gaak3 bei3 ge1 bei5 = arm; forearm
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Decimal representation of this word: 臂
Unicode code for this character: U+81c2 (off-site link)

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