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膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

膊 Stroke Order — How to Write 膊

Stroke Order

膊 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

膊 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼尃

膊 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 尃 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 10 more strokes

膊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bó

Meanings of 膊 in Chinese

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bó膊

Upper arm, the part near the shoulder, as in '胳膊' (arm) or '赤膊' (bare-chested).
夏天的沙滩上，很多男士都赤膊晒太阳。
On the summer beach, many men go bare-chested to sunbathe.
Refers to a thick cut of meat, often from the shoulder or upper arm portion of an animal.
他买了一大块厚膊肉回家。
He bought a large piece of thick-cut meat to take home.
To dismember a corpse and expose it publicly, often as a form of punishment or warning in ancient times. This usage is archaic and refers to a violent act.
史书记载，古代有时会残酷地将叛乱者的尸体膊于城门。
Historical records indicate that in ancient times, the bodies of rebels were sometimes cruelly dismembered and exposed at the city gates.

Words with 膊

Idioms with 膊

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Questions about 膊

What does 膊 mean in Chinese?

膊 (bó) means “Upper arm” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 膊?

膊 is pronounced bó in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 膊 have?

膊 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 膊?

膊 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 膊?

The radical of 膊 is ⺼, and 膊 is a phono-semantic compound.