臂(bì)

HSK 7-917 strokes
Readingsbìbei

arm

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Character information

Pinyin
bì / bei
Meaning
arm
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 臂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱辟⺼

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 辟 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

辟pì⺼

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 臂 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 臂

Common words using 臂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shǒu手bì臂
HSK 7-9

arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper

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shàng上bì臂

upper arm

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jiāo交bì臂

linking arms; arm in arm; very close

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qián前bì臂

forearm

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sān三tóu头liù六bì臂

(lit.) (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)

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jiāo交bì臂shī失zhī之

to miss sb by a narrow chance

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shī失zhī之jiāo交bì臂

to miss narrowly

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rú如bì臂shǐ使zhǐ指

as the arm moves the finger (idiom)

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 臂’s common words

手上交前三头六失

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